Voltric 80
Model VT-80 · Kento Momota (junior)
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Where to find it
The racquet that found Momota: Voltric 80
The discovery
The Voltric 80 is one of the most consequential racquets in the database — not because of its market value, but because of the player who picked it up. At the 2011 All Japan Junior Championships, a 16-year-old Kento Momota arrived with a standard Voltric 80 and played with such explosive left-handed deception that Yonex scouts flagged him immediately. After winning the World Junior Championships with the same frame, he signed his first Yonex contract — one of the youngest players ever to do so.
What the VT-80 actually was
The VT-80 itself was a mid-high tier Voltric offering: head-heavy balance, solid graphite construction, and a price point that made it accessible to serious junior and club players without reaching into the flagship Z-Force territory. It was never a limited edition or player signature — it was, essentially, an off-the-shelf training racquet. That's precisely what makes it fascinating as a collector's object.
The philosophy of ordinary things
At $300, the Voltric 80 is priced on historical significance alone. A standard VT-80 cannot be distinguished from the one Momota used that November — which is the whole point. Every unstrung example is, in theory, the racquet that launched the greatest career of the modern era. The VT-80ETN (E-Tune variant) at $350 is a related piece for completionists.
Standard Voltric 80 — no special branding or signature. Head-heavy balance. Stiff shaft. Made in Japan. Standard Yonex hologram. Condition grading is everything for this model — mint unstrung examples command full premium.
Appreciation is tied entirely to how Momota's legacy ages. If the 2019 season is remembered as one of sport's great individual campaigns, the VT-80 will be the reliquary object for that story.
Prices last updated March 2026. All data based on tracked secondary market transactions.