Butterfly
Fan Zhendong ZLC
OFF+Outer ZLC5+2 ZLCITTF
Fan Zhendong ZLC is a 5+2 ZLC outer ZLC blade from Butterfly in the OFF+ class. Typical weight 87 g at 5.7 mm. Street price around €260 in European shops. Specs compiled from manufacturer claims and retailer listings on a 0–100 index.
9.1 community score · 90 reviews · €260
About Fan Zhendong ZLC
Butterfly Fan Zhendong ZLC is a 2022 5+2 ZLC table tennis blade made in Japan. It is ITTF-approved, classed power-offensive (OFF+), and uses outer Zylon-Carbon (ZLC), stiffer and faster than ALC, with a shorter dwell.
Factory figures: typical weight 87 g, thickness 5.7 mm. Handles listed: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Construction label Outer ZLC (5+2 ZLC). Power-offensive play from mid-distance — heavy loops and finishing hits is the intended game.
Combined index: speed 95, control 80, stiffness 92 (official mapping 93 / 79 / 91). Outer fibre shortens dwell and raises the first-ball speed compared with an all-wood of similar weight.
Community score 9.1 / 10 from 90 reviews. Indicative European street price €260. Compare Fan Zhendong ZLC with other outer zlc OFF+ blades on TableTennisReview.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 47% with 90 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed95
Control80
Stiffness92
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Weight
- 87 g
- Thickness
- 5.7 mm
- Year
- 2022
- Made in
- Japan
- Construction
- Outer ZLC
Handles
Handles listed for this SKU: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Handle shape does not change the ply recipe, weight class or Combined index.
- Flared (FL)
- Straight (ST)
- Anatomic (AN)
- Flared (FL)
- The usual European shakehand handle. The flare fills the palm and locks the blade in; it does not change the ply recipe.
- Straight (ST)
- A straight handle is easier to rotate in the hand — the usual pick for combination rackets and some two-wing loopers who change grip mid-rally.
- Anatomic (AN)
- An anatomic handle follows the palm. Same wood as FL/ST on the same SKU; pick it if that shape already fits.
Vs catalog average
Combined index against the rest of the catalogue. Official / Community live in the spec card; the chart stays on Combined so comparisons stay fair.
- Fan Zhendong ZLC
- Catalog avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
95
+11 vs Catalog avg
Control
80
-7 vs Catalog avg
Stiffness
92
+19 vs Catalog avg
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