Ti-10R
Model TI-10R
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Ti-10R: the 2000 regular-length Ti10, pitched by Yonex for quick, attacking receives
The Ti10, 10 mm shorter
Yonex launched the Ti10 Titanium Mesh in Japan in spring 1999 as a long frame: its May 1999 advertisement in Japan’s Badminton Magazine printed “Ti10 TITANIUM MESH LONG” and gave the racquet as 10 mm longer than standard. In its 2000 range Yonex Japan added a regular-length version under the same product name and its own item number, TI-10R. The 2000 page that presented both gave the Ti10R as 664 mm overall and the Ti10 as 674 mm. Yonex never explains the letter; its Ti10R page simply calls the racquet regular size. The Ti10’s own story, from the muscle frame to its 1999 endorsers, is on the Ti10’s page.
Same build, same price
Yonex Japan listed the Ti10R with the long Ti10’s build: an ultra-high-modulus carbon frame with titanium mesh, an ultra-high-modulus carbon shaft, red (001), 3U (85–89 g) and 2U (90–94 g) in grips 4 and 5, at ¥24,000 before tax. The shared 2000 page named the raised Muscle Power Frame between the grommets as the Ti10’s main feature, and Yonex’s 2000 export catalog photographed both Ti-10 frames with MUSCLE POWER FRAME printed on the head. The same catalog rated the Ti-10 Extra Stiff. For the Ti10R in its 2000 range Yonex recommended 16–18 lb mains and 18–20 lb crosses for the 3U and 18–20 lb by 20–22 lb for the 2U.
Pitched at receiving, with no named player
Yonex Japan sold the shorter frame on handling: regular size for quick, attacking receives, with the solid feel and high control that advanced players want. No professional is documented using the Ti10R, and Yonex named no player on its pages. The Ti10 endorsements of 1999, Peter Gade’s among them, predate the shorter version: the May 1999 advertisement that names him as world No. 1 shows the long frame.
Two lengths, one name
Yonex Japan documents the Ti10R in one color, red (001), with no player or limited edition. Its listing changed between seasons: the 2000-range page gave a full racquet case and the tensions above, while the 2001 page gave a soft case, 17–20 lb mains and 19–22 lb crosses for the 3U, 1 lb more for the 2U, and a different suggested control string. Abroad, Yonex’s 2000 export catalog showed two Ti-10 frames on one Extra Stiff specification, the first tagged new and the second tagged long. Later racquets sold as the Ti-10 are different frames; they are covered on the Ti10’s page.
About two seasons in the lineup
The Ti10R had a short run. It is on Yonex Japan’s 2000 new-technology page and its April 2001 lineup, which listed the Ti 10 in two lengths, then on the old-model list with the 2001 group, beside the Ti8 and the Carbonex 20 Long, while the long Ti10 stayed until the 2002 group. The month it went on sale is undocumented. No verified sales are recorded yet. Listings rarely say which length a red Ti10 is, so a sale cannot be credited to the Ti10R without a measurement or the item number.
Mix-ups rather than fakes
No counterfeit Ti10R is documented. The real risk is mistaken identity among red Yonex frames of the same years: the long Ti10 shares its name, color and price, and the Muscle Power 100 of 2000 is also red with the 001 color code and a muscle frame, but 10 mm long. Length and the printed name separate them.
A footnote to the Ti10
The Ti10R left Yonex Japan’s lineup a year before the long Ti10, and the racquet that took over the muscle frame, the Muscle Power 100, returned to the long length. The Ti10R is best read as a version of the Ti10 for players who wanted a standard-length frame rather than as a separate chapter of Yonex’s titanium years.
Measure the racquet: Yonex gives the Ti10R as 664 mm overall and the long Ti10 as 674 mm. Both are named Ti10 Titanium Mesh in Yonex red (color 001); the item number is TI-10R for the regular length. Yonex’s catalog photos show MUSCLE POWER FRAME printed on the head and a raised ridge between the grommets. Yonex offered 3U (85–89 g) and 2U (90–94 g), grips 4 or 5, and its 2000 export catalog rates the Ti-10 Extra Stiff. Yonex published no balance and no country of manufacture, so treat a made-in marking as a detail to record, not proof. Black-and-gold, purple or black racquets sold as the Ti-10 are later namesakes. Check the head and joint on any frame this old.
The Ti10R is the Ti10 for players who wanted a standard length, and a short footnote in Yonex’s titanium range. Buy it on the measured length, the red finish and the printed name, and treat it as a version of the Ti10 rather than a separate story. No player provenance attaches to it. Expect frames that have been strung and played for years, and ask for close photos of the head and joint.