Wilson Blade 98 18x20 v9 (2024) vs Yonex Ezone 100 (2025)
Spec-by-spec, with every gap named. Rows where at least one frame has no published value are marked incomplete — an average across a missing number is a guess.
| Spec | Wilson Blade 98 18x20 v9 (2024) | Yonex Ezone 100 (2025) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head size | 632.3cm² | 645.2cm² | +12.9 cm² |
| Length | 685.8mm | 685.8mm | identical |
| Weight, unstrung | 305g | 300g | −5 g |
| Balance | 320 mm · 7.2 pts HL | 320 mm · 7.2 pts HL | identical |
| Beam, throat | 21.0mm | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Beam, mid | 21.0mm | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Beam, tip | 21.0mm | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Mains | 18 | 16 | −2 |
| Crosses | 20 | 19 | −1 |
Who should pick which
These two do not differ on anything we can measure.
Every spec we hold for both rackets is within tolerance of the other. On published data there is nothing here to choose between — which is itself the answer.
Differences are computed from published specs only. Where a value is missing for either racket the row is marked incomplete and excluded from this list — an inference across a missing number is a guess, not a comparison.