Astrox 88 S Tour (3rd Gen)
Model AX-88STOUR
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Astrox 88 S Tour (3rd Gen): the Pro’s Namd shaft in the Game’s front-court frame
Pro shaft, Game frame
The Astrox 88 S Tour sits exactly between its two siblings in Yonex’s 2024 launch table. Its shaft takes the Pro’s 2G-Namd Flex Force graphite without the Pro’s Ultra PE Fiber, and its frame takes the Game’s mix of high-modulus carbon, CSR and tungsten in place of the Pro’s CFR. Yonex rates it stiff, like the Pro, and offers it in the Pro’s two weight classes, 3U and 4U. It keeps the length that defines the 88 S, 5 mm longer than standard, which Yonex Japan’s launch release called the only specification of its kind in the Yonex range. The Tour is made in Taiwan; the S Pro is made in Japan.
Skill at the net, 2024 edition
Yonex announced the third-generation Astrox 88 S and 88 D on February 22, 2024, as doubles racquets redesigned for a more attacking game, and every tier went on sale worldwide on March 22, 2024. The S, for Skill in Yonex Japan’s note, is the front-court racquet: an enlarged frame and sweet area for control, and a shorter build that Yonex says handles faster for quick play at the net. The release lists the series technology as common to the Pro, Tour and Game: the Rotational Generator System, with weight at the grip end, frame top and joint, and a newly shaped Power-Assist Bumper that adds weight at the frame top while cutting air resistance. 2G-Namd Flex Force, which Yonex describes as a new graphite with quick flex and snapback, is reserved for the Pro and Tour. Namd is Nitta Co.’s technology for dispersing carbon nanotubes evenly in carbon-fiber composites.
Advanced players, no named user
No player is documented with the 88 S Tour. Yonex’s launch release named Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Baek Ha-na and Kim So-yeong as users of the new 88 line without naming a tier, and the line’s tournament record belongs to the S Pro. Yonex Japan’s release grouped the Tour with the Pro as a model for advanced players, and its 2026 catalog calls it a high-performance advanced model with the Pro’s concept design, made for winning points with front-court attacks. Yonex USA’s product copy aims it at a doubles specialist working the front court.
One Silver/Black for three tiers
The 2024 S Tour comes in one colorway, Silver/Black (color 417), the scheme Yonex also gives the S Pro and S Game; Yonex Japan’s launch table prints a single color row across all three. Its back-court counterpart, the 88 D Tour, is Black/Silver and 10 mm longer. Below the Game, Yonex sells a single beginner 88 Play outside Japan, not split into S and D. The 2021 generation’s S Tour, item AX88S-T in Emerald Blue, came before it and has its own page. Japan’s badminton specialist-shop association has a version of its own: Yonex recorded item 3AX8STBP, under the 88 S Tour name, in the Japan Badminton Association’s certified-equipment list for its October 2025 session.
On Yonex’s lists since 2024
The S Tour is a current model. It is on the Astrox list of Yonex’s global site and in Yonex Japan’s 2024, 2025 and 2026 catalogs, and Yonex USA stocks it in 3U and 4U. Yonex Japan’s launch list price was ¥28,600 including tax, against ¥33,000 for the S Pro; the S Game has no Japanese list price. A standard model in one standard colorway, it is bought new from current stock, and its interest is practical rather than collectible. The association version is not shown on Yonex’s own product pages. No verified sales are recorded yet.
Three tiers in one finish
No counterfeit of the 88 S Tour is documented. The practical risk is a mix-up between tiers, since the Pro, Tour and Game share the Silver/Black paint and the 5 mm length. Yonex’s own copy adds to it: Yonex USA’s product text credits Namd graphite to the S Game as well as to the Tour, so a listing that mentions Namd does not settle which racquet it is. The size class helps, because the Game is 4U only, and the origin marking separates the Taiwan-made Tour from the Japan-made Pro. The callout lists the checks.
A stiff step below the Pro
Yonex Japan’s release presented the Tour as an addition to the Pro and Game it already sold; the 2021 generation’s Tour had been listed by Yonex’s global site and Yonex USA. Against the S Game, the 2024 Tour adds the stiff 2G-Namd shaft and the 3U size. Against the S Pro, it gives up the Ultra PE Fiber, the CFR frame, the new T-joint and Japanese manufacture. The two Tours divide the work the way their Pros do: the S for control and speed at the net, the D for power from the back.
Yonex’s item code is 3AX88S-T; the 2021 S Tour is AX88S-T, without the 3. Look for Silver/Black paint, a Taiwan origin marking, a frame 5 mm longer than standard and a Power-Assist Bumper across the frame top. Yonex rates it stiff and lists high-modulus graphite, CSR and tungsten in the frame, high-modulus graphite and 2G-Namd Flex Force in the shaft, and a built-in T-joint. It comes in 4U (average 83 g, grips 5–6) and 3U (average 88 g, grips 4–6); Yonex recommends 20–28 lb for 4U and 21–29 lb for 3U. A Silver/Black 88 S marked Made in Japan is the Pro; a 4U-only, medium-flex one with a 2G-Nanomesh Neo shaft is the Game; Emerald Blue is the 2021 generation; a champagne frame should be the association version, 3AX8STBP.
The S Tour is in production, so the checks are generation and tier rather than age. The 3 at the start of the item code rules out the 2021 Emerald Blue racquet; the Taiwan marking rules out the Pro; a 3U frame or a 2G-Namd shaft rules out the Game. A player choosing between the two Tours should decide by length and role, 5 mm and the front court or 10 mm and the back court, since Yonex lists the same materials, flex and sizes for both.