The encyclopedia of collectible badminton racquets
Every racquet has a story
Price tracking, market data, and the stories behind the rarest Yonex models ever made. From the 1978 Carbonex 8 to today's Astrox VA.
164
Racquets tracked
12
Series covered
1978–2026
Years covered
Biggest gains over retail
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+63% vs retail Astrox 100 ZZ
AX-100ZZ · 2020 · Viktor Axelsen, Akane Yamaguchi
✓ $426
MSRP $262
Astrox
+14% vs retail Astrox 99 Sapphire Navy (1st Gen)
AX-99SN · 2020 · Kento Momota
✓ $277
MSRP $244
Astrox
+5% vs retail Astrox 99 Sunshine Orange (1st Gen)
AX-99 · 2018 · Kento Momota
✓ $315
MSRP $300
✓median of 3+ verified sales · est1–2 verified sales · only racquets with real sales on record are ranked · methodology
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The macro view
Every racquet in the database, from 1978 to today, on one wide screen. See when each series launched, peaked, and retired.
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Atlas · 5-year eras
Era snapshots
What Yonex shipped each five-year period. Read each row as a snapshot of an era's full lineup.
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Timeline · Player careers
Side-by-side careers
Seven players, every racquet they ever used, plotted as parallel resumes. Lin Dan's 2017 cluster is the densest moment.
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