{"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":"2026-06-17T11:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:08:29","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 racket sports maker. Boasting top global share in tennis and badminton, it entered the pickleball market in 2024. It's rolling out four Japan-made EZONE\/VCORE 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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