Nanoflare 111
Model NF-111
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Nanoflare 111: Yonex Japan’s entry Nanoflare, made in Taiwan unlike the 300 and 400
The entry Nanoflare of 2024
The Nanoflare 111 (item code NF-111) is the entry model of Yonex Japan’s Nanoflare line: a 4U frame in White/Lavender, made in Taiwan, while the Nanoflare 300 and 400 above it are made in Japan. Yonex Japan’s 2026 catalog calls it a head-light entry model with excellent maneuverability (“ヘッドライトで操作性に優れたエントリーモデル”), and its official shop rates it for beginners only. Yonex Japan’s price notice of December 1, 2023 lists it at ¥14,300 including tax from January 1, 2024, and the Nanoflare pages of its 2024 catalog mark it NEW. No on-sale day is documented, and Yonex documents it only in Japan.
Nanocell Neo, Sonic Flare and 10 mm more
Yonex lists a frame of carbon, Nanocell Neo and high-modulus carbon and a carbon shaft, joined by a built-in T-joint. The 2026 catalog credits the Sonic Flare System and a thick-frame shape (厚ラケ形状) with a livelier rebound, and Yonex Japan’s product record also names the Isometric head, an aero frame shape, a Super Slim Shaft and the Energy Boost Cap Plus. The frame is 10 mm longer than standard, in 4U (average 83 g) with grip sizes 5 and 6, and Yonex recommends 17–22 lb, a pound lower at each end than for the 300 and 400. It is sold as a frame only, with a dedicated case. Yonex prints no flex rating; the balance gauge in its 2024–2026 Japanese catalogs places it well on the head-light side, close to the 300 and 400.
No named player
No player is documented using the Nanoflare 111, and Yonex Japan’s product record names none. Its shop’s level chart gives it the top mark (◎) for beginners, men and women, and leaves the intermediate and advanced columns blank; the Nanoflare 300 also carries a lower mark (○) for intermediate players, and the 400 is rated chiefly for intermediates.
White/Lavender, below the 300 and 400
Yonex Japan’s 2026 catalog and product record show the 111 in one color, White/Lavender (104), and no limited edition is documented. The Nanoflare 300 (2023) and 400 (2020) above it, and the intermediate Nanoflare 70 (2021) above those, are also 4U and 10 mm longer, but made in Japan with M40X in the frame; each has its own page. In the December 2023 notice the 111 shares its ¥14,300 price with the Astrox 11 and the ArcSaber 1, the entry models of the other two series. Outside Japan, Yonex’s beginner Nanoflares have been other models: the Nanoflare 170 Light and 270 Speed of 2019 and the strung Nanoflare X5 and Speed 7 that Yonex USA added in 2026, and the Nanoflare 001 (from 2021) and 002 (from 2023) models in Ability, Clear and Feel versions; each has its own page.
On Yonex Japan’s list
The 111 is in production. The Japan Badminton Association’s approved-equipment list first carries it on January 9, 2024, and Yonex Japan’s 2024, 2025 and 2026 catalogs print it, the 2026 edition at ¥15,400 including tax. In October 2026 Yonex Japan’s official shop showed the frame sold out with a restock-notice button, a stock state rather than a discontinuation. Yonex USA’s 2021 and 2024 catalogs omit it, so outside Japan it turns up mainly as an import. No verified sales are recorded yet.
Mix-ups, not fakes
No counterfeit of the Nanoflare 111 is documented. The likelier confusion is within Yonex Japan’s own entry line, where the 111, 300 and 400 share the 4U class, the extra 10 mm and white-based finishes. The 300 comes in White/Salmon Pink (210) or Black/Green (530) and the 400 in Snow White (435) or Deep Purple (751), both made in Japan; the NF-111 code and the White/Lavender finish identify the 111. Yonex Japan’s Nanoflare Junior (NF-JR) is a separate junior model.
A starter Nanoflare
The Nanoflare 111 is a current, mass-produced Japanese starter: the series’ head-light balance and Sonic Flare System in an unstrung, Taiwan-made 4U frame. It has no limited edition and no documented player, so its interest is practical rather than collectible. Yonex has announced no successor.
Yonex’s item code is NF-111, with color code 104 (White/Lavender). Check for a 4U label (average 83 g, grip 5 or 6) and a frame 10 mm longer than standard; Yonex gives Taiwan as its country of origin. Yonex lists carbon, Nanocell Neo and high-modulus carbon in the frame, a carbon shaft and a built-in T-joint, and Yonex Japan’s dedicated grommet set for it is AC416NFI. Japanese stock carries the Japan Badminton Association’s approval. A frame coded NF-300, NF-400 or NF-70, or one described with M40X in the frame or as made in Japan, is a higher model.
This is a current racquet, sold unstrung in Japan and abroad mainly as an import. Yonex recommends 17–22 lb and suggests BG65 Titanium for hard hitters and its BGSKY string for control players. For a used frame, confirm the NF-111 code, the White/Lavender finish and the 4U label, and ask for daylight photographs of the shaft markings, the head and the frame-shaft joint. Its interest is as Yonex Japan’s beginner Nanoflare, not any professional record.