Voltric Z-Force LTD
Model VTZF-LTD · Lee Chong Wei, Koo Kien Keat, Tan Boon Heong, Carsten Mogensen
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Voltric Z-Force LTD: the gold-trimmed Z-Force of Lee Chong Wei’s autumn 2012 titles
Named for Lee two months before London
Yonex’s reports put the Voltric Z-Force LTD in Lee Chong Wei’s hands at the Thomas Cup in Wuhan, where on May 21, 2012 Yonex wrote, “His racquet, VOLTRIC Z-FORCE LTD boosted his great performance,” as he beat South Africa’s Jacob Maliekal 21–13, 21–10. Yonex named him on it again for his Japan Open title in September and his Denmark Open title in October. By the Hong Kong Open in late November, where he lost the final to Chen Long, its reports had him back on the plain Z-Force. In between came the London 2012 final, and retail copy has sold the LTD as an Olympic racquet ever since, a label Yonex never used. The racquet itself is a limited cosmetic edition of the standard Z-Force, item code VTZFLTD, in white with gold.
Yonex’s 2012 limited line
On March 23, 2012 Yonex Japan announced its “2012 YONEX Limited Edition Models,” a gold-themed line of racquets, shoes, bags and clothing on sale from mid-May. The line held one racquet, the Voltric Z-Force Limited, in a color Yonex Japan called Premium Gold, at open price. The release named Lee Chong Wei, Taufik Hidayat and Peter Gade as wearers of the line’s sleeveless shirt, not of the racquet. Yonex’s English announcement followed on June 26, listing special cosmetics for three Voltrics, the Z-Force, 9 and 3, and saying top players would use them from that summer. Yonex USA sold the flagship as the Voltric Z-Force LTD in White/Gold, at a US launch price of $270. Underneath, Yonex USA gave it the standard Z-Force’s specification line for line: extra stiff, a head-heavy balance, a frame of high-modulus graphite with Sound Filter, EX-HMG and tungsten, and a high-modulus graphite and Nanopreme shaft, made in Japan. The frame’s own story is told on the Voltric Z-Force’s page.
Four players in Yonex’s reports
Yonex’s reports name four players on the LTD between May 2012 and January 2013. After the Thomas Cup, Yonex listed Lee on the VTZFLTD in every round of the Yonex Open Japan, which he won 21–18, 21–18 over Boonsak Ponsana, and at the Denmark Open, won on his 30th birthday, October 21, 15–21, 21–12, 21–19 over Du Pengyu. Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong appear on it from that Japan Open and reached the Japan, Denmark and Hong Kong Open finals, losing all three. Carsten Mogensen was on the LTD in November when he and Mathias Boe won a second straight China Open, in December when they won the Superseries Finals in Shenzhen, and in January 2013 as Korea Open runners-up; Boe is never tagged on it. The tags vary even within one event: Mogensen is on the plain Z-Force at the October Denmark Open, and Yonex Japan’s release on Lee’s Japan Open title quotes him on the “Voltric Z Force,” with no LTD. The reports name players on the edition, not that anyone used only it.
Two markets, look-alike siblings
Yonex Japan sold the LTD in a single size, 4U with grip 5. Yonex USA listed 4U (80–84.9 g, grips 4–5) and 3U (85–89.9 g, grips 3–5), so a 3U example came from export stock. Owners’ photos and a 2012 dealer listing show a white frame with gold and purple detailing, and a Japanese owner who wrote about his on June 2, 2012 found “2012 LIMITED” printed at the base of the shaft. Yonex’s international limited list also held the Voltric 9 LTD (White/Gold, 3U, made in Taiwan) and the Voltric 3 LTD, a white frame with gold and purple trim in Yonex’s photo; a loose listing can call either a “Voltric LTD,” and both have their own pages. The color name causes another mix-up: Yonex Japan also called the 2016 Voltric LD Force “Premium Gold,” and that is a different racquet. The green standard Z-Force and the retro, individually numbered Z-Force 88 of late 2012 are the other Z-Force finishes of that year.
Sold from May 2012, listed into 2014
Yonex never published a quantity and described what set the LTD apart only as cosmetics. It went on sale in Japan through the limited line from mid-May 2012, and US shops listed it by late May. Yonex Japan classes the standard Z-Force as a 2013 production end. Yonex USA’s LTD page was still live on January 13, 2014 and gone by mid-February, as the Voltric Z-Force II reached shops, so 2014 is the last year the LTD is documented on sale new. Its interest for collectors is as the frame Yonex’s reports name for Lee’s Japan and Denmark Open titles, and identity is the main care. The verified sales shown above are pre-owned frames from Asia resale.
The Olympic label
Retail copy sold the LTD as a London 2012 piece from the start. One US shop’s May 2012 page called it a limited edition “in Commemoration of the 2012 Olympic Games,” and Japanese sellers still list it as a London Olympics model. Yonex never did: its Japanese announcement, its English notice and its US product page make no Olympic claim, and no Yonex report names the racquet Lee used in the London final, which he lost to Lin Dan 15–21, 21–10, 21–19. Lin Dan played that final on Li-Ning, China’s team sponsor since April 2009. A related assumption treats every 2012 mention of Lee’s Z-Force as the LTD, but Yonex’s reports from late November 2012 name the plain Z-Force again. Copies of the standard Z-Force were documented within a year of its launch; no counterfeit specific to the LTD is documented.
A shared edition, not a signature one
For a Lee Chong Wei collection the LTD fills the gap between the standard Z-Force and the Z-Force II, as the frame Yonex’s reports name for two of his 2012 titles. It was a line-wide cosmetic edition rather than one made for him: Yonex Japan’s release tied no player to the racquet, and Yonex’s reports put Koo, Tan and Mogensen on it too. Yonex’s editions made for Lee came separately, among them the Voltric Z-Force II LCW unveiled in August 2014, which has its own page.
Yonex’s item code is VTZFLTD, and the frame should be marked Made in Japan. Look for a white frame with gold and purple detailing and, per a 2012 owner’s account, “2012 LIMITED” printed at the base of the shaft. Weigh it unstrung against Yonex’s bands: Yonex USA lists 4U (80–84.9 g) and 3U (85–89.9 g), and Yonex Japan sold 4U only. The head should be the Z-Force’s compact one; a gold Lin Dan Voltric with a regular-sized head is an LD Force. A white-and-gold Voltric marked Made in Taiwan is likely the Voltric 9 LTD (3U) or its look-alike, the Voltric 3 LTD; read the model number. Copies of the standard Z-Force were documented within a year of launch, so Yonex’s own checks matter: laser-engraved codes on the cone, a hologram sticker that resists peeling and a butt cap in Yonex’s green.
For a Lee Chong Wei collection the LTD is the frame Yonex’s reports name for his 2012 Japan and Denmark Open titles. Buy it on identity and condition. Ask for photographs of the shaft print, the Made in Japan marking and the cone code, and check an extra-stiff frame of this age for cracks at the head and T-joint. Treat any “London 2012” or match-used claim as unproven, and confirm a listing isn’t the Voltric 9 LTD or 3 LTD.
Verified prices last updated Sep 2026. All data based on tracked secondary market transactions.