Astrox 88 S Pro (3rd Gen)
Model AX-88SPRO · Fajar Alfian, Baek Ha-na
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Astrox 88 S Pro (3rd gen): two All England doubles titles before it reached shops
Two finals before release
The third-generation Astrox 88 S Pro won two All England titles five days before it went on sale. On March 17, 2024, in the tournament’s 125th year, Fajar Alfian used it as he and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, on the 88 D Pro, retained the men’s doubles title, beating the 2022 world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 21–16, 21–16. Baek Ha-na used it as she and Lee So-hee beat Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama 21–19, 11–21, 21–17 in a 90-minute women’s doubles final, Baek’s first All England title. Yonex Japan headlined its report with the Astrox 88 sweeping both doubles events and said the winners on the new third generation had proved its doubles focus. The worldwide release followed on March 22.
Skill, 5 mm and 2G-Namd
Yonex announced the third-generation 88 S and 88 D on February 22, 2024, as a redesign for the more attacking modern doubles game. The S, for Skill, is the front-court racquet. Yonex enlarged its frame and sweet area for the control a net player needs to finish rallies, and kept it 5 mm longer than standard; Yonex says the 88 S is its only racquet built to that length, chosen for quick handling. The shaft brought 2G-Namd Flex Force, a second-generation form of Nitta’s carbon-nanotube treatment with a three-dimensional structure, which Yonex says it had not used in a badminton racquet before. A newly shaped Power-Assist Bumper at the frame top adds weight while cutting air resistance. Yonex lists the Pro frame as HM Graphite, CFR and tungsten and the shaft as HM Graphite, 2G-Namd Flex Force and Ultra PE Fiber, rates it stiff, and makes it in Japan. It launched at ¥30,000 before tax.
Alfian, Baek and the named users
Yonex’s launch release named the players who would use the new pair: Alfian and Ardianto, then seventh in the men’s doubles rankings, and the Korean women’s doubles players Baek Ha-na and Kim So-yeong. Alfian had won the 2023 All England on the Astrox 77 Pro and moved to the 88 S Pro for 2024. Yonex lists him on it at the June 2024 Singapore Open and at the November 2024 Kumamoto Masters, where it wrote that he attacked from the net with the 88 S Pro while Ardianto attacked powerfully with the 88 D Pro; the pair beat Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi after the third game reached 17-all. Baek is listed on it at the 2024 Uber Cup, and Yonex’s list for her 2024 Indonesia Open title prints “ASTROX 88 S.” Yonex Japan’s player page for Soh Wooi Yik now names the 88S Pro.
Three generations, four tiers
Yonex has sold three generations of 88 S. The first (2018, code AX88S) came in Emerald Green and later Off-White/Red, with Nanometric in the frame. The second, the 88 S Pro of March 2021 (AX88S-P), is Emerald Blue, with Volume Cut Resin in the frame and Namd in the shaft. This third generation is Silver/Black under code 3AX88S-P. Against the 2021 Pro it keeps the stiff flex, the 5 mm length, the 3U and 4U weights, the tension advice and Japanese manufacture, and it changes the frame and shaft materials and adds the Power-Assist Bumper. The 2024 line runs to a Pro, a Tour with the same 2G-Namd Flex Force shaft, a 4U-only Game with a 2G-Nanomesh Neo shaft and, outside Japan, a beginner 88 Play. The Tour and Game wear the same Silver/Black but are made in Taiwan; the S Tour, the S Game and the 88 Play each have their own page. The back-court twin, the 88 D Pro, is Black/Silver and 10 mm longer. Japan’s badminton specialist-shop association also sold a champagne 88 S Pro, which is not on Yonex’s own product pages; Yonex recorded it as item 3AX8SPBP, under the 88 S Pro name, in the Japan Badminton Association’s certified-equipment list for its October 2025 session, beside BP versions of the 88 S Tour and Game and of all three 88 D tiers. The 2021 S Pro had a black association version of its own, AX88S-PBP.
A current racquet
The third-generation 88 S Pro has been in production since March 2024 and is still in Yonex Japan’s range, so new frames are the main supply. The verified sales shown above are 2024-generation frames from the Asian resale market, mostly pre-owned with a few unused. It is a standard-production model in one standard colorway, so its interest lies in its use rather than in scarcity, and the 2024 All England titles belong to the model rather than to any frame on sale. Because Yonex’s results lists print “88 S Pro” for both the 2021 and 2024 racquets, a listing that borrows a player’s record needs checking against the colorway and the item code.
Name, color and copy errors
No counterfeit of this generation is documented, though popular pro frames attract copies and Yonex says fakes are difficult to tell from genuine racquets just by looking at them. The commoner trap is identity. Three generations share the 88 S name, the 2024 Tour and Game share the Pro’s Silver/Black, and Yonex’s own pages disagree in places. Yonex USA’s product page lists CSR in the Pro’s material row, a frame material Yonex gives only for the Tour and Game, while the technology list on the same page, Yonex’s global site, its 2024 catalog and Yonex Japan’s launch table all say CFR. Seller copy often repeats slips like that. The item code, the Made in Japan marking and the Power-Assist Bumper are firmer ground. The callout lists the checks.
The 88 idea, third time
The 88 S began in 2018 as the front-court half of a doubles pair Yonex developed with advice from Lee Yong-dae, and the third generation keeps that brief. Its record is now its own, led by Alfian’s and Baek’s All England titles. It is often linked to Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, but his years belong to the earlier generations. Kevin took up the first 88 S at the 2018 All England, and Yonex lists him on the second-generation 88 S Pro from October 2021 into late 2022; no Yonex source puts him on the 2024 racquet, and Yonex did not name him for it. Yonex’s own division of the pair is the clearest guide for a player choosing between them: the S for control and quick handling at the net, the D for power from the back.
Yonex’s item code for this generation is 3AX88S-P. The frame is Silver/Black, marked Made in Japan, 5 mm longer than standard and stiff, in 4U (average 83 g, grips 5–6) or 3U (average 88 g, grips 4–6). Yonex lists HM Graphite, CFR and tungsten in the frame and HM Graphite, 2G-Namd Flex Force and Ultra PE Fiber in the shaft, with a Power-Assist Bumper at the frame top. An Emerald Blue 88 S Pro coded AX88S-P is the 2021 generation; Emerald Green or Off-White/Red with code AX88S is the 2018 original. The 88 S Tour and Game share the Silver/Black finish but are made in Taiwan, and a champagne frame is a Japanese shop-association version that should carry a BP item code (3AX8SPBP for the Pro). Yonex’s own test is the hologram sticker, which resists peeling on a genuine racquet and lifts easily with a fingernail on a fake.
This is a current racquet, so most buyers will choose new stock on weight and grip. For a pre-owned frame, ask for daylight photographs of the whole frame, the T-joint and the shaft markings, and confirm the 3AX88S-P code. Yonex recommends 20–28 lb for 4U and 21–29 lb for 3U, the same range it gave the 2021 Pro. Alfian’s and Baek’s titles belong to the model; Yonex never ties a frame or a colorway to a match.
Verified prices last updated Sep 2026. All data based on tracked secondary market transactions.