"Last week, the latest product modification opinion email sent by the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee was translated and printed out to more than 20 pages. We are organizing the R&D department, production department and marketing department to follow up and come up with a modification plan as soon as possible and prepare it before the Spring Festival. The stocking is completed." Liang Minming, the company's deputy general manager, said that the most important task at the moment is to ensure that the Olympic equipment is successfully sent to Paris this spring.

For a long time, China has not only been at the top level in table tennis competition, but its table tennis equipment manufacturing technology has also always been at the forefront of the world.

After 16 years, Double Fish table tennis once again returned to the Olympics. It stood out in the fierce global industry competition and was awarded the exclusive supplier of table tennis for the 2024 Paris Olympics and 2024 Paris Paralympics.

During this period, what kind of growth did the little table tennis player from Guangzhou experience? How does Double Fish Sports, which will become a time-honored brand in China at the end of 2023, show the new vitality of an old domestic brand in the world arena?

Parabola that wins applause

The scene of the 2024 Paris Olympic table tennis test match held in August last year. (Photo provided by interviewee)

According to the rules of the event, more than one table tennis ball is used in each game. In order to facilitate the exchange of balls by athletes and referees and improve the compact rhythm of the game, Double Fish used the newly developed ball machine technology to "make their own decisions" to add a table tennis referee table for the Paris Olympic Games. With a ball server, you can change the ball with just one click of your finger.

When Liang Minming, the deputy general manager of Double Fish Sports, gave a live demonstration as a staff member and flicked the launcher button, he saw the table tennis ball rush out of the server on the referee's table, fly out in a beautiful parabola, and land accurately in front of the players. According to The trajectory of the size and weight of the table tennis ball is just right, neither too close nor too far.

As the little white ball flew into the air, the audience immediately burst into admiration and applause. A small change changed the operating model of Olympic events that has lasted for many years.

"Although I don't understand French and don't know what the referee is saying, I can clearly feel the warm atmosphere at the scene." Recalling this detail, Liang Minming raised the corners of his mouth, "Hearing applause in advance is a good sign. , we will definitely win more applause at the 2024 Paris Olympics."

Double Fish Sports Table Tennis Production Line

Du Yinhuan, technical engineer of Double Fish Sports, said that the later the number of decimal points in the tolerance number, the more precise the production process and factory inspection level will be tested. To this end, Double Fish Sports has developed a unique set of testing standards based on years of experience in participating in major events. "Three times for roundness, five times for center of gravity, three times for hardness, one time for weight, two times for inner and outer surfaces, and one time for elasticity, a total of almost 15 times." Du Yinhuan counted them one by one with his fingers, in order to ensure product quality and achieve Olympic standards. , Double Fish has set 15 inspection levels for table tennis balls after leaving the factory, which far exceeds the ITTF standards.

The sustainable development of enterprises requires continuous pursuit of innovation, and time-honored brands should also embrace the new era. The "70-year-old" Double Fish has been actively "connecting with the Internet" in recent years, accumulating efforts to become younger, constantly enriching the connotation of the time-honored brand, and becoming the national business card of table tennis equipment.

In 2022, the Double Fish "Super 5th Generation Serving Machine" product stood out from nearly 11,000 entries from around the world and won the German IF Design Award. Double Fish Sports also became the only company in the domestic table tennis equipment industry to win this honor. In addition, Double Fish Sports has also developed a super 3rd generation ball machine wireless remote control, an intelligent ball machine high school entrance examination system, and a multi-functional table to promote the development of sports in the direction of popularization, universalization, and fun.

Nowadays, Double Fish no longer only has table tennis, but also has Jinque badminton series, Changhong foot, basketball and volleyball series. At the same time, it has expanded from the manufacturing of sporting goods to sports services and sports apparel, creating a new pattern of industrial interaction of "one main and two wings". Liang Zhixiong, assistant to the general manager of Guangzhou Double Fish Sports Goods Group Co., Ltd., emphasized that Double Fish now has a completely new look.