Voltric Z-Force II
Model VTZF2 · Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei
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The Voltric Z-Force II won the All England for Lee Chong Wei, then for Lin Dan
Two All England titles, two years apart
The Voltric Z-Force II carried both great rivals of its era to the All England title. Lee Chong Wei won the 2014 edition weeks after the racquet reached shops, beating Chen Long 21–13, 21–18; Yonex’s tournament preview said he had arrived “with a new weapon.” Lin Dan won the 2016 edition, his sixth, and Yonex’s results listed him on the Z-Force II LD, his own colorway of the same frame. Some blogs and listings date Lin Dan’s use of the racquet from its 2014 launch, which cannot be right. China’s national team had been sponsored by Li-Ning since April 2009, Lin Dan played Li-Ning racquets through 2014, and his Yonex contract was announced in January 2015. His 2014 Asian Games gold was won before that contract existed.
A faster head, a thinner shaft
Yonex announced the Z-Force II on January 22, 2014 and released it in late February. The aim was to keep the smash of the original Voltric Z-Force while making the frame quicker through the air. Yonex’s launch copy named two changes: an “ultra-aerodynamic” head and an ultra-thin, stiff shaft that Yonex Japan billed as its thinnest ever. The Voltric fixtures carry over. The Tri-Voltage System concentrates mass at the top of the frame and around the T-joint, tungsten in the grommet strip adds weight high in the head, and Nanometric carbon, based on Toray’s Nanoalloy technology, lets the walls run thin without losing stiffness. Sound Filter inserts sit at 2 and 10 o’clock; Yonex says they cut vibration by 31% but has not published a test method. The racquet is rated extra stiff and head-heavy, made in Japan, and sold in 3U and 4U.
Lee Chong Wei, then Lin Dan
Lee Chong Wei, then world No. 1, won his third All England on the Z-Force II in March 2014. Yonex launched a pink LCW edition for his run to that August’s World Championships final. That silver was later annulled after samples from Copenhagen tested positive for dexamethasone; the BWF imposed a backdated eight-month ban and found no intent to cheat. Lin Dan’s Yonex contract was announced on January 9, 2015, with a warning that he might play in equipment without the Yonex logo while employed by the Chinese Badminton Association. At the Sudirman Cup that May, Yonex’s reports listed both men on the mold: Lee on the LCW in his comeback match, Lin Dan on his LD version in China’s winning final. Lee moved to the Duora 10 that August. Lin Dan won the 2015 Japan Open and the 2016 All England on the Z-Force II LD before the Voltric LD Force arrived ahead of Rio.
The family tree
The standard Z-Force II is matte black with blue accents; one 2014 reviewer compared it to a gray suit with a blue tie. It shipped in 3U and 4U under market codes including JP, SP, TW and CH, and black/gold and blue versions circulated in parts of Asia. Collectors often say JP frames are built better than SP ones. Yonex has never said so, and the codes mark distribution markets. The player editions sit above the standard frame. The LCW, in what Yonex called dark pink with blue and gold, was unveiled for Lee Chong Wei in August 2014. Yonex’s Lin Dan Exclusive line went on sale from mid-May 2015, and a second round that November included a custom Lin Dan Z-Force II; the LD frames came in red, yellow and white. Japanese listings also describe a red Z-Force II with no Lin Dan branding, coded VTZF2BP, as a limited color of Japan’s badminton specialist-shop association; no Yonex listing for it is documented. The Legend Vision Lin Dan edition (VTZF2LLD), with his signature on the shaft, is sold by retailers as a 2017 limited edition and listed in 4U.
The market
The standard frame was sold for several years across several markets, which makes it the least scarce member of the family. The verified sales shown above are pre-owned standard frames, sold on eBay and in the Asian resale market; the player editions are valued on their own pages. The Voltric line is out of production, and Yonex’s head-heavy flagships now come from the Astrox series, so every Z-Force II on sale today is old stock or secondhand. For the player editions, most figures visible online are asking prices, and asking prices are not market values. Yonex never published a production quantity for any Z-Force II edition, so a unit count attached to one is unsourced.
Why it gets copied
A long production run, a plain black finish and two famous users make the Z-Force II an obvious target. In 2017 the Hursley Badminton club blog set a clone beside a genuine frame. The artwork was close enough to pass at a glance, and the tells were in the construction. The clone was noticeably lighter. Near the T-joint it had plain grommet holes 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 main strings off the cross-string holes. Its shaft printing sat in a slightly different place and its logo color was a shade off, differences that only showed side by side. The player editions use the same mold, so the construction checks apply to them as well.
Its place in the Voltric line
The Z-Force II was the Voltric line’s flagship through the middle of the decade, before Yonex’s head-heavy power racquets moved to the Astrox series in the late 2010s. Voltric development did not stop with it: the Voltric LD Force followed in August 2016, and the Legend Vision Lin Dan edition of the Z-Force II came later. No Yonex announcement of a discontinuation date is documented, so the end year shown here is an estimate. The frame’s standing rests on the rivalry. Each player edition carries one man’s name, and the standard frame is the common ground between them.
Weigh it unstrung against Yonex’s bands: 3U is 85–89.9 g and 4U is 80–84.9 g. The documented clone came in light. Retailer specs give 675 mm overall length and 76 grommet holes. Near the T-joint, the grommet holes on a genuine frame are slightly recessed in a more complex molded pattern. Near the top of the head, look for molded channels that keep the mains off the cross-string holes. Production codes on the cone should be laser-engraved, not printed. Compare the butt cap’s green and the YONEX lettering with a known-genuine racquet. Yonex’s own guidance is that a genuine hologram sticker is hard to lift, while counterfeit stickers peel easily. Treat a Legend Vision Lin Dan offered in 3U with suspicion, since retail listings show it in 4U.
For playing, the standard black is the sensible choice, and condition matters more than provenance. The frame is thin-walled and extra stiff, so inspect the head, the T-joint and the shaft for cracks, repairs and refinishing before paying. In a collection it anchors a Voltric or rivalry-era set, while the LCW, Lin Dan Exclusive and Legend Vision editions carry the player associations. For those editions, confirm the colorway and weight class against documented examples before paying a premium.
Verified prices last updated Sep 2026. All data based on tracked secondary market transactions.