The most common giveaway for fakes that we've seen is the font of the serial number / production code not matching authentic rackets. After that, non-Yonex grommets. Keep up the good work CK!
My South Pacific racket Yonex voltric lite 25i has come without the sunrise holgoram. Rest all things seem to fit in... should I consider returning it?
Yonex ArcSaber 11 retail price in Malaysia is about RM729.. Compare with fake one is about RM200++ But once you use both, you can feel the differences of feeling when hitting the shuttlecock
Hey CK, just wondering, which country codes have the PBSI logo or not? I've been trying to search it up but I've only seen ones that say its only from ID or ID and SP, or country codes around Asia, got any clue on the specific country codes which do or don't have the PBSI logo?
How to authenticate if the sunrise sticker is the old one? I have the Isometric Z Zeta LCW edition and it has sunrise that just looks like one showed in this video, and on the cap is says made in China and in the shaft it says developed by yonex japan
Hey, came across this video and i have a question: i went to check my rackets (astrox 99 and 99pro) and everything checks out, but when i tried peeling the holographic sticker off it came out quite easily. does that mean the rackets are fake or does this sometime happen with authentic rackets?
I bought my Yonex ASTROX 99 pro from a real Yonex distributor, the hologram sticker is real and legit, so as the serial number, Production date and the region (Mine's SP) but the hologram sticker easily peeled off, is this still a sign of counterfeit or nah?
another easiest way to verify if it is fake is lying down the racket(only the head) on a flat surface and press each corner of the frame(usually at 10 and 2 o'clock) to see if any bouncy feel. do this on both sides. This means the fake racket head is twisted(slightly). In this video at 4:46 shows a cracked paint on the frame. In fake racket you will see a white paint surface(or whatever material they use to make the racket) underneath instead the frame itself. If the racket is strung, observe the roundness of the frame. A fake one will have an out of shape feature which you could see it clearly.
Maybe When you got rid of the Original grip that yonex put there, it came with the grip because usually the original grip is very hard to peel of without any leftovers, maybe the barcode came off with the original grip
I dont think its fake. I believe Yonex had a different series of serial number for specific models. If you've bought your racket from reputable dealers, you shouldn't have to worry
I've everything right. From the code it shows the right date. The hologram sticker. The buttcap and barcode on the wooden handle but the things is the code ends with pj. Is it possible i have a fake racket?
I have 68 in day place on my arcsaber 10 Peter gade edition, it is not encraved it is printed and all other things are fine, my racket is fake or genuine?
Hey CK! Just yesterday, I purchased an Astrox 77 Pro from an official retailer in my area (Singapore). It had met all the criteria, which included the sticker, the barcode, the cap, and not being able to twist the racket head. However, the code it came with was 11010142 with no SP country code, which made me really confused. The code on the shaft is 2939124 which seemed legit to me. The codes were also laser engraved which made me even even more confused. Mind helping me check this one?
UK Coded rackets means the racket purchased is in UK but JP has two ways 1:You bought the racket in Japan 2:The racket is a pro model and it's made in Japan but its in your local badminton shop no matter where it is
What if my yonex racket doesn't have any numbers neither a location from it was made? I don't also have any holographic sticker, the only proof I have is the white yonex logo with the dark green background is there, I was wondering if my yonex voltric 60 is fake because it only costs 14.71 dollars (250 philippine pesos) which is very suspicous.. maybe it was used because one time I hit it on the ground with full of rocks and the upper right side bended a bit easily, can you know if my yonex is fake or real with my comment? Thank you!
Hi sir where can i see a code? My yonex doura 88 has no code do i have to take off the rubber soft thing? My sisters bf just got it for me for christmas and idk if its fake or not!! 😓
Hello, in my racquet there is SP after the code, but also it says "made in Japan" on the racquet grip. So that's mean the racquet made in Singapore or Japan?
I bought duora 10 for cheap price from my friend as he already have a lot of racket and at first i thought i buy duora 77 bcs of the price when i realize it is duora 10 i think i got scam by my best friend. He said it was a gift from his father and the racket look authentic but the price sheesh so cheap just rm150 for duora 10 frosty blue that made special for dato lee chong wei some more. Haiyaa what a dilemma
I cant really tell cause I don't know if mine is fake or not in the video it said that if the yonex logo is more light green then its fake mine is light green so mine is fake but the video says also the paint job if done correctly if it is done correctly its real and mine is done correctly so idk if mines is real or not
I got one with all the holographic stickers, the laser engraved numbers but the only catch is located at the butt cap. The shade is not light green that you can see on fakes but i dont have the word japan underneath the yonex logo. Also the serial number has SP after the numbers. Is mine fake?
What model racket do you have? Non Japan made rackets doesn’t have Japan on the butt cap anyways although I’ve not heard of engraving on the butt cap 😬
@@CKYew oh no i didnt mean theres an engraving on the butt cap. The catch (issue) is located on the butt cap because it doesnt have a japan tag on it, just the yonex logo. I think my racket model is muscle power??
Helloooo, SP actually means the rackets are aimed to be sold within Singapore or South Pacific region. Yonex only has their rackets made in Japan, Taiwan and China depending on the models.
Thank you for the guide! Glad that I could confirm my Yonex Armortec 900 Power was authentic. My father bought it brand new, for less than £50 from his friend years ago. I never used it since I have other rackets but soon after I knew it's retail price, I'm just like, "Heck, I need to get this thing back to it's glory days!".
Yonex only has 3 manufacturing countries for their rackets (Japan, Taiwan and China). So all their rackets will come from there. However, it's normal for their rackets to be coded for their respective markets. So an Indian coded racket bought in India would be normal.
I bought Astrox 99 from taobao cost 188 USDollar , observe country code which listed as 120313N4, do you know N4 stand for what country and without PBSI also , but observation to the bottom cap colour is real ( green in deep colour )
Hello Sir! Good Day! I just wanna ask if 38280JP is an authentic code? It also doesn't have referal code on the side shaft but beside the yonex logo is a CH ligo and on the shaft (clise to the head) says Made In Taiwan? I'm geniuenly confused and I always feel suspicous about this racket and I have been playing it since high school:)
The Name of my racket is YONEX Voltric 9, 2012 Limited. It only has a PBSI logo a bit tilted. I also tried to look closely to the logo and it is the same to a geniune one. I also tried to bend it but it is really hard to bend no matter how I bend it.
I also tried to look for the actual picture of the 2012 limited racket and to comoare it to my racket, the color between the tri-voltage system, it is just white instead of gold?
38280JP doesnt look like a correct code for a genuine racket during the 2012 period.. Plus if you dont have any codes on the shaft, I'm afraid you might not have a genuine racket
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The most common giveaway for fakes that we've seen is the font of the serial number / production code not matching authentic rackets. After that, non-Yonex grommets. Keep up the good work CK!
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Hello ko, so i found the scan thing under the original grip, is that a guaranteed original? Cuz my hologram sticker is not that strong as advertised
Generally yes but if you’ve bought it from a reputable seller, it should be fine
@@CKYewThanks, appreciate it! 😁
My South Pacific racket Yonex voltric lite 25i has come without the sunrise holgoram. Rest all things seem to fit in... should I consider returning it?
Sunrise hologram will only exist in sunrise operating countries so if the codes fit then you’re alright 👍🏼
Same happened to me..... Should I return it? Btw I live in india
Yonex ArcSaber 11 retail price in Malaysia is about RM729.. Compare with fake one is about RM200++
But once you use both, you can feel the differences of feeling when hitting the shuttlecock
Absolutely! There's no replacement for a genuine product. The fakes could be anything, its just a paint job at this point.
Is the 729+ pro, tour, play?
@@ninchi4801 yeah my question too
Hi what is the serial number code end with p?
Hey CK, just wondering, which country codes have the PBSI logo or not? I've been trying to search it up but I've only seen ones that say its only from ID or ID and SP, or country codes around Asia, got any clue on the specific country codes which do or don't have the PBSI logo?
You are correct in saying ID, IP and SP coded rackets may have PBSI logo. I dont think many other codes have the PBSI logo on
My sticker is gold and square, should I be worried?
Not necessarily. As long as the code codes are alright, they should be fine
Is it normal to have the hollogram sticker over the pbsi sticker ????
Extremely normal
@@eykeld.p6538THANK GOD BRO I JUST BOUGHT A 15K ASTROX 100 ZZ I GOTSCARED HOLY-
Hi ck just kind of confused what year would mine be made in if it was 26073?
Maybe 2023? Or 2013 if it’s an older model.
So if there is there is number and all in the racket so is it real?
Plenty of fakes have numbers engraved too so its important to check it against the methods I've explained in the video.
But my racket that is described in the video has the real one and others are fake, what is it? Real or fake?
I have 2 Yonex rackets but they are about 30 years old so no serial numbers or sticker - fake or just made before the serial numbers started?
What if the numbers on the racket doesn't look like a date of manufacture but it's laser written? It's still original or not?
No
How to authenticate if the sunrise sticker is the old one?
I have the Isometric Z Zeta LCW edition and it has sunrise that just looks like one showed in this video, and on the cap is says made in China and in the shaft it says developed by yonex japan
The sunrise website link doesn’t work
So if there's no yonex logo on the rocket's string, does it means its fake?
Hey, came across this video and i have a question: i went to check my rackets (astrox 99 and 99pro) and everything checks out, but when i tried peeling the holographic sticker off it came out quite easily. does that mean the rackets are fake or does this sometime happen with authentic rackets?
If everything checks out then I guess they’re good!
Racket has 17118H6SP... Is it acceptable.
MY 88d PRO DOES NOT have a country code is that bad?
Why this sample has logo PBSI from ?
Where you can get the sample ?
Because this is a SP coded racket. Plenty of SP coded racket have PBSI logos on.
I don’t have any sticker on my PBSI logo.. the logo is small and does not peel off.. is it fake ? SP code
I bought my Yonex ASTROX 99 pro from a real Yonex distributor, the hologram sticker is real and legit, so as the serial number, Production date and the region (Mine's SP) but the hologram sticker easily peeled off, is this still a sign of counterfeit or nah?
another easiest way to verify if it is fake is lying down the racket(only the head) on a flat surface and press each corner of the frame(usually at 10 and 2 o'clock) to see if any bouncy feel. do this on both sides. This means the fake racket head is twisted(slightly). In this video at 4:46 shows a cracked paint on the frame. In fake racket you will see a white paint surface(or whatever material they use to make the racket) underneath instead the frame itself. If the racket is strung, observe the roundness of the frame. A fake one will have an out of shape feature which you could see it clearly.
is it the same for made in taiwan and china rackets?
Yes, it should be the same 😊
I have a question because I don't have a hologram sticker my question is the hologram sticker getting off? If yes maybe I take it off when I was young
Hi CK,
My Arcsaber 11 Tour have all the feature, except the barcode underneath original grip.
Is it a fake?
Maybe When you got rid of the Original grip that yonex put there, it came with the grip because usually the original grip is very hard to peel of without any leftovers, maybe the barcode came off with the original grip
Tour is made in Taiwan. Only pro (Japan made) has the elongated sticker on the wooden grip.
@@marcoskylebenedictc.4793 No, I've checked on the other side of the original grip
@@NeverOddOreveN I just knew this.
I'll try to ask my friend that have the pro series racket
Hi CK Yew, the nanoflare 555 I bought has a serial code of 1306228H on the cone, is it fake? I never hear about country code ending with 8H before
When did u buy it cus it could be 2022 and factory 8 in country H…
HongKong or Hungry?
The old sunrise sticker dont have "scratch here" part, so how to validate?
@CK yew hello sir
Recently I bought a Yonex racket which has serial number of 9 character.
Is it fake ?
Pls reply as soon as possible because if it's fake ,I have to return it
I dont think its fake. I believe Yonex had a different series of serial number for specific models. If you've bought your racket from reputable dealers, you shouldn't have to worry
@@CKYew thanks 😊👍
Sir i am a state level player and i am confuse between 100zz or 88d pro
100zz
CK Yew I got the Astrox Lite 27i I checked the hologram sticker and the sticker was rectangular is that a real thing?
Yes, Yonex does have rectangle holographic stickers, especially for rackets produced in China
How to know that racket is real or fake by seeing at the grommet???
Fake rackets have poorly fitted or poor quality grommets. Genuine rackets have well fitted and made grommets.
@@CKYew 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@persistent-s Yayyyy
I've everything right. From the code it shows the right date. The hologram sticker. The buttcap and barcode on the wooden handle but the things is the code ends with pj. Is it possible i have a fake racket?
I have 68 in day place on my arcsaber 10 Peter gade edition, it is not encraved it is printed and all other things are fine, my racket is fake or genuine?
Fake…
How do I check my victor rackets?
Hey I have a carbonex 21 np racket and it has no holographic sticker or any serial number and the bottom part is green so is my racket fake?
There should be laser engraved serial numbers on the shaft and cone of the racket.
Hi i accidentally removed my yonex's hologram sticker, how do i get a hologram sticker from yonex?
Sir how can i buy the original visible hologram card ?
I'm not sure if you can buy them but if you go to your nearest Yonex store, they'll have it there 👍
They sell it in Indonesia. Its cost around 7-8 usd. We can buy it from online shop
At the 4mins 6 second of your video, is the racket used a real or fake sample?
That’s a genuine racket
Thanks!
Hey CK! Just yesterday, I purchased an Astrox 77 Pro from an official retailer in my area (Singapore). It had met all the criteria, which included the sticker, the barcode, the cap, and not being able to twist the racket head. However, the code it came with was 11010142 with no SP country code, which made me really confused. The code on the shaft is 2939124 which seemed legit to me. The codes were also laser engraved which made me even even more confused. Mind helping me check this one?
Do you have the answer to this one? I have the same concern right now
Question, is the “UK” or “JP” where it’s sold, or where it was made?
UK Coded rackets means the racket purchased is in UK but JP has two ways
1:You bought the racket in Japan
2:The racket is a pro model and it's made in Japan but its in your local badminton shop no matter where it is
What if my yonex racket doesn't have any numbers neither a location from it was made? I don't also have any holographic sticker, the only proof I have is the white yonex logo with the dark green background is there, I was wondering if my yonex voltric 60 is fake because it only costs 14.71 dollars (250 philippine pesos) which is very suspicous.. maybe it was used because one time I hit it on the ground with full of rocks and the upper right side bended a bit easily, can you know if my yonex is fake or real with my comment? Thank you!
What does SP stand for?
Some say its Singapore, others say it's South Pacific 🤷♂️
I think South Pacific for sure...
Hi sir where can i see a code? My yonex doura 88 has no code do i have to take off the rubber soft thing? My sisters bf just got it for me for christmas and idk if its fake or not!! 😓
The code should be on the racket cone, just above the grip/wooden handle
Hello, in my racquet there is SP after the code, but also it says "made in Japan" on the racquet grip. So that's mean the racquet made in Singapore or Japan?
All Yonex rackets are only made in Japan, Taiwan or China. SP/JP/CH/KR etc is only the retail region code.
@@CKYew alright, thank you so much
@@eriknurdiansah8951 Always happy to help!
Are you sure about the barcode on the handle? I have checked three (with everything else being true) but NO barcode?
What about 11050142N for Astrox lite 27i
I bought duora 10 for cheap price from my friend as he already have a lot of racket and at first i thought i buy duora 77 bcs of the price
when i realize it is duora 10 i think i got scam by my best friend. He said it was a gift from his father and the racket look authentic but the price sheesh so cheap just rm150 for duora 10 frosty blue that made special for dato lee chong wei some more. Haiyaa what a dilemma
Sorry to hear that! Fakes look really good these days from the outside :(
I bought yonex astrox 99 play , then the racquet does not has sunrise scratch area , is that means fake product?
Nope. Sunrise sticker is only on rackets sold by Yonex Sunrise in south east Asia.
My badminton racket no is 230303sp is it genuine? What does "0" mean in the year place ? Is it represents the year 2020? Plz tell me anyone!!!
Depending on the model you have, it could be 2010.
Ck is that any possible that the replica can make the sticker that yonex invisible and visible was had?
It could be. Look out for other signs too.
If my sticker is genuine and there an barcode on my handle,is it still possible that my yonex is replica?
@@rezaaji4710 Does the numbers on the barcode match up to dates?
@@CKYew thanks God yeah its match
i have a newly bought yonex racket from online but it doesn't have the print at the strings like the yonex logo
Bruh the yonex logo is ur choice to print or not at the string 😂
I cant really tell cause I don't know if mine is fake or not in the video it said that if the yonex logo is more light green then its fake mine is light green so mine is fake but the video says also the paint job if done correctly if it is done correctly its real and mine is done correctly so idk if mines is real or not
Raket PBSI
Can we know who is the owner by serial number?
Asking this because my racket was stolen....
I’m sorry your racket was stolen but i don’t think serial numbers are recorded during purchase 🙁
What if your racquet doesnt have sp, jp, uk or any leyyers on it. mine juat has numbers.
Same fr
Hello Jjsport ph online shop is orig or not?
I have astrox 100 game and it does not have barcode below the mother grip so my racket is fake😢😢😢😢
What if the day is 1 day earlier when it was released is it fake?
On my racket the code on cone has 7 digits and not 6, and then SP it is yonex nanoray 6000i is it original!?
I think yonex India’s codes are slightly different now so I think yours are ok
@@CKYew Ohhk thank you so much for help
@@sailyrewandkar3650 Do share the video with your badminton buddies too so they can also check theirs! 👍
I got one with all the holographic stickers, the laser engraved numbers but the only catch is located at the butt cap. The shade is not light green that you can see on fakes but i dont have the word japan underneath the yonex logo. Also the serial number has SP after the numbers. Is mine fake?
What model racket do you have? Non Japan made rackets doesn’t have Japan on the butt cap anyways although I’ve not heard of engraving on the butt cap 😬
@@CKYew oh no i didnt mean theres an engraving on the butt cap. The catch (issue) is located on the butt cap because it doesnt have a japan tag on it, just the yonex logo. I think my racket model is muscle power??
Finally I knew when my racquet been produced. Thanks for the content.
Happy to help!
What does replica mean
I actually do not have a sticker under my grip in my ax100 tour. Is it normal?
The 100Tour is a Taiwan made model, I believe the sticker under the grip only exist for Japan made models.
@@CKYew Thanks, I was scared that my 99 play doesn't have it. I bought it online in the right price and I thought I had a fake...
is there a barcode sticker beneath a fake racket also? ( method 4 )
I havent seen one but it might be possible
bought a second hand racket… but the country code is N4 or 4N or something… was wondering what country that is
Sp meant that either the racket is created in singapore or south pacific region
Helloooo, SP actually means the rackets are aimed to be sold within Singapore or South Pacific region. Yonex only has their rackets made in Japan, Taiwan and China depending on the models.
@@CKYew thanks for correcting me ! really appreciate it a lot!
Likewise, I appreciate you taking the time to comment on the video too 😊
May I ask why my astrox lite 27i code got 7 digits
Yh
Why do my racket dont have hologram sticker and pbsi logo?
We need a 2023 ver of this fr im afraid to buy online because I'm afraid of buying something fake 😭
Well my racket's code says 29 June this year in South Pacific region and mfg code is F2
Technically saying buy it from an actual store
I wanna ask something , if yonex made in japan, why the code in SP ? is that original or fake?
The country code is just the region that its being sold.
but my rackets have no holographic stickers
Bro pls help in my racket code last word is cs is it okay
Where are you
@@theodore_neo bro you came too early
Is this rocket available at Shamshabad decathlon?
Rocket or racket? 😬
Mine is
02097
So its 2 september 2017
Is that correct
Thank you for the guide! Glad that I could confirm my Yonex Armortec 900 Power was authentic. My father bought it brand new, for less than £50 from his friend years ago. I never used it since I have other rackets but soon after I knew it's retail price, I'm just like, "Heck, I need to get this thing back to it's glory days!".
Great to hear!
My Yonex Carbonex 25 JP doesn’t have any codes anywhere
Does this mean its fake????
Appearently yes
@@valkim3141 damn bro
I have a doubt. My racket is made in China and sold in India. It has the Indian code. So is it fake?
Yonex only has 3 manufacturing countries for their rackets (Japan, Taiwan and China). So all their rackets will come from there. However, it's normal for their rackets to be coded for their respective markets. So an Indian coded racket bought in India would be normal.
@@CKYew Thank you!
@@CKYew Hi, the country code on my Duora 99 is AS, is this real? the engraving is from laser and other details seem to match the authentic ones
@@goldenlegend7200 You're welcome! Do share it with your badminton buddies too! :)
@@dliu6450 Hi Dan, I'm assuming you bought your racket in Australia?
my arcsaber 11pro has 171212US this is fake?
Sounds alright to me
I bought Astrox 99 from taobao cost 188 USDollar , observe country code which listed as 120313N4, do you know N4 stand for what country and without PBSI also , but observation to the bottom cap colour is real ( green in deep colour )
Personally I've not seen the country code of N4 so I'm not sure at all. I hope someone here who has a Yonex shop would be able to advise on this.
@@CKYew isit fake ? but I try to swing and bench it ,feel stiffness compare to the fake one ( solid feel)
It could be 😬 does the other features I mentioned in the video add up?
Everything on my voltric Z force 2 matched a real one except for the date and region which was 150413AS idk if that is genuine
Get it checked dawg
help idont have numbers on my racketyt
Oh noooooo!!! Are you sure its a Yonex racket? Have you checked both the cone and the shaft?
and no sticker
Uh oh! No Yonex hologram sticker or any kind of stickers? Any chance it has been removed before?
A very informative video. If I do not have a sunrise sticker, does it mean I have a fake racket?
It depends where you get your racket from. If you're not in a Yonex Sunrise country then your rackets wont have the Sunrise sticker.
@@CKYew Oh okay! Thanks a lot!
CK pls help I have a 100zz I am In Malaysia what if I don't have a sunrise sticker
Bro really got that apple racket 0:05
😂
Sir i have a doubt
About?
Is BT a country code?
I think it’s one of the new codes that yonex is using now
I dont have japan written at the bottom under yonex sign
How about 5U sir?
Does a 7 digit code on the cone mean it's fake
Not necessarily. Yonex now have different codes for different regions
My racket don’t have country code
How much price?
My racket has 40282LD code what does the LD mean?
What racket model is it?
@@CKYew duora 8xp
😬😬 that code doesn’t really match what I’ve mentioned in the video so I’m not sure if it’s a genuine racket
@@CKYew thank you
Checked your Yonex rackets?? Came across a fake racket before?
Alot 😂
@@benfrancisr.torreda8872 😂
Hello sir, sp stands for Singapore, pls make an in depth review about badminton stringing thanks
Both strings and stringing videos coming soon
@@CKYew yay
@@daniely5260 stay tuned for more!
@@CKYew thanks sir
SP stands for Singapore? Really 😅 Is not SG? hahaha
There are no Japanese characters on the bottom cap, only the words YONEX. Is this a genuine product? Or is it fake?
Thank you i just bought a racket online.. And its original thanks for making me sure
Glad I could help
Hello Sir! Good Day! I just wanna ask if 38280JP is an authentic code? It also doesn't have referal code on the side shaft but beside the yonex logo is a CH ligo and on the shaft (clise to the head) says Made In Taiwan? I'm geniuenly confused and I always feel suspicous about this racket and I have been playing it since high school:)
The Name of my racket is YONEX Voltric 9, 2012 Limited. It only has a PBSI logo a bit tilted. I also tried to look closely to the logo and it is the same to a geniune one. I also tried to bend it but it is really hard to bend no matter how I bend it.
I also tried to look for the actual picture of the 2012 limited racket and to comoare it to my racket, the color between the tri-voltage system, it is just white instead of gold?
38280JP doesnt look like a correct code for a genuine racket during the 2012 period.. Plus if you dont have any codes on the shaft, I'm afraid you might not have a genuine racket
Hi ! I got an Astrox Lite 27i and my racket code 11122N6SP and I was wondering if this is legit because there's an N on the manufacturing code?
What about 77060JP?
What's the date?
I don’t think those codes look genuine 🥶