Voltric Z-Force II LCW
Model VTZF2-LCW · Lee Chong Wei
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The pink Z-Force II Yonex built for Lee Chong Wei’s 2014 world title bid
Built for Copenhagen
Yonex unveiled the Voltric Z-Force II LCW on August 7, 2014, as part of a dark pink kit made for Lee Chong Wei’s run at that month’s World Championships in Copenhagen. Yonex said he was chasing his first world title, and the racquet, shirt and shoes went on sale worldwide in late August. He reached the final and lost to Chen Long 21–19, 21–19. The result was later taken off the record. Samples collected at the championships tested positive for the anti-inflammatory dexamethasone, and in April 2015 the BWF disqualified his runner-up finish and gave him an eight-month ban, backdated to the sample. Its panel found he had not intended to cheat. Some retail copy still sells the racquet as a “2014 World Championship limited edition.”
The frame underneath
Under the paint the LCW is the standard Z-Force II, which Yonex announced in January 2014 and released that February. The design kept the head-heavy smash of the original Voltric Z-Force and cut the drag, with a more aerodynamic head and an ultra-thin, extra-stiff shaft. Tungsten in the grommet strip and Yonex’s Tri-Voltage System put mass high in the frame, Nanometric carbon keeps the walls thin, and Sound Filter inserts sit at 2 and 10 o’clock. Retail spec sheets list the same frame and shaft materials for both versions. One reviewer who compared a 4U LCW with a standard 4U frame in October 2014 found the LCW slightly more head-heavy and a little less stiff. That is a single hands-on impression, not a measured difference.
Lee Chong Wei’s Z-Force II years
Lee Chong Wei was world No. 1 when the Z-Force II arrived, and Yonex said he came to the 2014 All England “with a new weapon.” He won it, beating Chen Long 21–13, 21–18 for his third title there, and the pink edition followed in August. After a hearing in Amsterdam on April 11, 2015 and the BWF’s decision on April 27, he was cleared to play again from May 1. Yonex’s report on his comeback match at the Sudirman Cup listed him on the Z-Force II LCW, and he won all three matches he played there, then the US Open and Canada Open that summer. In August 2015 Yonex moved him to the new Duora 10, which it said he would use at that year’s World Championships. He lost that final to Chen Long too. His official Worlds record is three silvers, from 2011, 2013 and 2015; the 2014 silver is the one that was stripped.
Where it sits in the family
Against the standard model’s matte black with blue accents, the LCW is dark pink, Yonex’s own term, with blue and gold. Yonex’s US and UK pages list it in 3U only, made in Japan, though 2014 reviewers also tested 4U frames, one of them JP stock; like the standard frame it was distributed under market codes, and TW-market examples also circulate. Its siblings on the same mold are the standard black, black/gold and blue versions sold in parts of Asia, Lin Dan’s Exclusive colorways in red, yellow and white from 2015, and the Legend Vision Lin Dan edition sold as a 2017 limited edition. Yonex called the whole pink kit a limited edition in its launch announcement but gave no quantity, and no retailer that carried it published one either. Yonex’s international site also listed two lower Voltrics in the same dark pink, the Voltric Force LCW and the Voltric 1 LCW, which Lee is not documented using; each has its own page.
Reading the sales record
The verified sales shown above are pre-owned examples from the Asian resale market; none is a new, sealed racquet. The LCW was sold as a playable signature frame at a launch price close to the standard model’s, so expect used examples with string, grip and wear, and treat condition as the main variable in what you pay. Asking prices seen online are not sales and are not used here.
Clones of the mold
No published teardown of a counterfeit LCW is documented, but clones of the Z-Force II mold are documented. In 2017 the Hursley Badminton club blog set a clone of the standard black beside a genuine frame. The clone was lighter, it had plain grommet holes near the T-joint where the genuine frame has slightly recessed holes in a more complex pattern, and it lacked the molded channels near the top of the head that keep the mains off the cross-string holes. Its artwork was close, with shaft printing and logo color only slightly off. The LCW shares the mold, so the same construction checks apply, and the pink finish adds one more: compare the shade and the placement of the gold and blue detailing with photographs of a known-genuine example.
The end of his Voltric years
The LCW closed Lee Chong Wei’s Voltric years. From August 2015 he played the Duora 10 and its LCW editions, took Olympic silver at Rio in 2016 after beating Lin Dan in the semifinal, and never won a world title before he retired on June 13, 2019. At the May 2015 Sudirman Cup, Yonex’s reports also listed Lin Dan, newly signed, on his own LD version of the Z-Force II, so for a few months that year the two rivals played the same mold. Among Lee’s Yonex signature racquets the LCW comes before the Duora 10 editions and the Astrox 99 LCW, which went on sale in August 2019, after his retirement.
Confirm the colorway first: dark pink with blue and gold, not the standard matte black. Weigh the frame unstrung against Yonex’s bands: its US and UK pages list the LCW in 3U (85–89.9 g), though 4U frames (80–84.9 g) were also reviewed in 2014; the documented Z-Force II clone was light. Retailer specs give 675 mm overall length and 76 grommet holes. Look for slightly recessed grommet holes near the T-joint and molded string channels near the top of the head. Production codes on the cone should be laser-engraved, not printed; a market code such as JP or TW marks distribution, not authenticity. Compare the butt cap’s green and the YONEX lettering with a known-genuine racquet. Yonex’s own test: a genuine hologram sticker is hard to lift, while counterfeit stickers peel easily.
This is a playable way into Lee Chong Wei’s signature racquets, built on a production flagship frame, listed by Yonex in 3U and also seen in 4U. Buy on condition, and ask for close photographs of the head, the T-joint and the cone code before paying. The pink finish shows chips and touch-ups clearly, so look for refinishing. A seller who calls it a world-championship commemorative is repeating launch-era copy about a result that was later annulled.
Verified prices last updated Sep 2026. All data based on tracked secondary market transactions.