Voltric Z-Force II LD Red
Model VTZF2LD-R · Lin Dan
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Bright red Lin Dan Exclusive II: the Z-Force II tied to his sixth All England
The Exclusive II red
The bright red Voltric Z-Force II LD belongs to Lin Dan Exclusive II, the second collection Yonex built for him after his January 2015 return. Yonex announced it on October 15, 2015, a month after his Japan Open win, and put it on sale worldwide in late November in two colors, bright red and white. The launch images show him holding the red. When he won his sixth All England title in March 2016, Yonex’s report listed his racquet as the Z-Force II LD and linked it to the Exclusive II line, and a UK retailer’s listing for the red says it was used in that victory. Of the three LD colorways, the red has the strongest claim to his 2016 season.
Same frame, new finish
Exclusive II kept the Z-Force II frame and changed the finish. Yonex Japan’s collection page lists the VTZF2LD with the standard construction: high-modulus carbon frame with Sound Filter, Nanometric and tungsten; a shaft of high-modulus carbon, EX-HMG and Nanometric; and a new built-in T-joint. It came in 4U (average 83g) and 3U (average 88g), in G5 for Japan and G4 or G5 in the US, made in Japan, at the same 675mm length as the standard frame, which Yonex marks as “10mm long.” Yonex Japan sold it at open price and marked it limited quantity without giving a number. The rest of the collection matched: SC6LD shoes and a six-racquet bag in bright red or white, and dark-red match shirts. The underlying frame dates to Yonex’s January 2014 launch. Outside Japan, Exclusive II also included the Taiwan-made Voltric 7LD, the China-made Voltric 1LD and the China-made Nanoray 9000LD and 7000LD, all of which have their own pages.
On court in 2016
Lin Dan signed with Yonex in Beijing in early January 2015, after six years on Li-Ning under the Chinese team’s sponsorship. He played early 2015 on the standard black Z-Force II and, from the May Sudirman Cup, the yellow first LD. The red reached shops in late November 2015 and is tied to the best run of his Z-Force II years: the German Open and All England titles in March 2016 and the China Masters in April. For the All England, where he beat Tian Houwei 21–9, 21–10 in the final, and his Asia Championships semifinal loss to Lee Chong Wei that April, Yonex’s reports link his racquet to Exclusive II without naming the color. Yonex had warned he might sometimes use unbranded equipment. By early August 2016 the Voltric LD Force was in US shops ahead of Rio.
Three LDs and a second red
Three colorways carry the LD code. The yellow came first, in the May 2015 Lin Dan Exclusive collection; the red and white followed together as Exclusive II, one product in two colors, each offered in 3U and 4U. The red is sometimes dated ahead of the yellow, but Yonex’s pages show the yellow on sale six months earlier. A second red Z-Force II causes confusion. The VTZF2BP, a red Z-Force II with no Lin Dan branding, seen in 4U G5, is described in Japanese listings as a limited color of Japan’s badminton specialist-shop association, and no Yonex listing for it is documented. Listings sometimes conflate the two. The LD red ships with a dedicated Lin Dan cover. Above the LDs sits the black Legend Vision Lin Dan of around 2017, a separate commemorative.
What the sales show
Verified data is thin. One pre-owned red sold in the Asian resale market is on record, shown in the price panel above, and a single sale can’t describe a market. Asking prices for the LD colorways vary widely and are not comparables. Yonex never published production numbers for either Exclusive II color, which makes claims that the red was made in larger numbers than the white guesswork. The documented supports for demand are its link to Lin Dan’s 2016 titles, its Japanese manufacture and the end of Voltric production.
Clones and the 2016 recall
The standard Z-Force II was cloned during its run. A UK club’s 2017 comparison showed where one copy failed: plain grommet holes at the T-joint instead of the genuine frame’s slightly recessed molded arrangement, and no molded channels near the top of the head to keep the main strings off the cross-string holes. It was lighter too. Because the LD shares that mold, a red finish over a standard frame is the obvious route to a fake. Genuine Japan-market frames have their own history. In May and June 2016 Yonex Japan recalled some Z-Force II and Z-Force II LD racquets because one of two grip materials used might be too weak; the notice lists the red LD in 3U and 4U G5 with specific cone codes. Frames Yonex inspected or repaired carry a small “Y” stamped beside the cone code.
Legacy
The red marks the peak of Lin Dan’s Z-Force II period rather than its start. Within months of his sixth All England, Yonex had introduced the Voltric LD Force, and its reports list him with the LD Force by the 2017 All England. The Voltric line was later retired as Yonex moved its head-heavy range to Astrox, and Lin Dan retired in July 2020. Among the LD colorways the red is the one most often connected to his 2016 titles. Its frame is identical to the standard black Z-Force II; the finish and that history are the difference.
Check the mold first: slightly recessed grommet holes at the T-joint and molded channels near the top of the head that keep the mains off the cross-string holes; the documented clone had neither and was light. Weigh it unstrung against Yonex’s averages of 83g (4U) and 88g (3U), and confirm “Made in Japan”. The shaft serial should be laser-engraved, with a separate production code on the cone cap; Japan-market codes end in JP. On a JP-coded red in 3U or 4U G5, a code ending 1058JP or 1158JP falls in Yonex Japan’s 2016 grip recall, and a small “Y” beside it shows the frame was inspected. Compare the butt-cap “JAPAN” lettering and the hologram with a known-genuine Yonex. Don’t mistake the unrelated red VTZF2BP for an LD.
Look for a complete, well-photographed example: the dedicated Lin Dan cover, a clear shaft serial and cone code, and a weight inside its class. On a Japan-market frame, check the cone code against the 2016 recall and whether it carries the “Y” inspection stamp. Be careful with listings that sell a plain red VTZF2BP as a Lin Dan edition, and with sellers who won’t photograph the T-joint grommets. For play, a standard black Z-Force II is the same frame.