{"id":1239,"date":"2026-04-09T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/brand\/yonex-pickleball\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:13:08","slug":"yonex-pickleball","status":"publish","type":"brand","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/brand\/yonex-pickleball\/","title":{"rendered":"Yonex | A tennis and badminton giant enters pickleball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Yonex<\/strong>is a leading Japanese racquet sports maker. It holds top global share in tennis and badminton and entered the pickleball market in 2022 with the EZONE and VCORE paddles. In 2024 it added the EZONE Plus and VCORE Plus to widen the lineup, and it currently sells four Japanese-made paddle models in the North American market.<\/p>\n<h2>Pickleball paddle lineup<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Model<\/th>\n<th>Price<\/th>\n<th>Shape<\/th>\n<th>Features<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EZONE<\/td>\n<td>$139.99<\/td>\n<td>Standard<\/td>\n<td>Wide sweet spot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EZONE Plus<\/td>\n<td>$199.99<\/td>\n<td>Elongated<\/td>\n<td>Reach-focused<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VCORE<\/td>\n<td>$139.99<\/td>\n<td>Oval<\/td>\n<td>Spin-precision-focused<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VCORE Plus<\/td>\n<td>$199.99<\/td>\n<td>Elongated<\/td>\n<td>16.4&#8243; x 7.4&#8243;\u30017.9oz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Technical features<\/h2>\n<p>Spin performance from a PP honeycomb core, proprietary HT graphite carbon fiber, a fiberglass layer, and a micro-particle coating. It applies over 70 years of racket technology built in tennis and badminton. All models made in Japan.<\/p>\n<h2>Market rollout<\/h2>\n<p>Currently rolling out mainly in the North American market (Yonex USA). Sales within Japan are unconfirmed at this time.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/brand\/head-pickleball\/\">HEAD brand profile (also a tennis-to-pickleball entrant)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/brand\/wilson-pickleball\/\">Wilson brand profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reference Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.yonex.com\/collections\/pickleball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yonex USA pickleball collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/racketsandrunners.ca\/blogs\/pickleball\/yonex-ezone-and-vcore-pickleball-paddles-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rackets &#038; Runners review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pt-asof\"><small>* The prices, sponsored players, rankings, etc. in this article are information as of June 2026. 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