Yasaka

Rakza 9

Name: Yasaka Rakza 9
Brand: Yasaka
SKU: rakza-9

InvertedOFF+TensorITTF 83-008

The more direct Rakza — Super Tension a step above Rakza 7, still a practical Japanese tensor below Tenergy invoices.

8.7 community score · 280 reviews · €42

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About Rakza 9

Rakza 9 (Combined speed 93, spin 90, control 78, 50°) is faster and harder than Rakza 7. Z and X sit further toward the hard/fast end of the same family.

If 7 already feels solid, stay there. If you bottom it out on strong loops, 9 is the in-family step before you pay for Tenergy 05 or Fastarc G-1.

Yasaka Mark V remains the classic non-tensor if you wanted less catapult, not more.

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Playing specs

Blend of official and community. Community weight 54% with 280 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).

Speed93

Spin90

Control78

Tick mark on each bar is the official value.

Factory specifications

Hardness: 50°
Weight: 48 g
Year: 2013
Made in: Germany
Series: Rakza
ITTF code: 83-008
Top sheet: Black · Red
Sponge: cream

Factory thicknesses

Factory sponge thicknesses sold in Europe: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. These are shopping facts — Combined speed / spin / control on this page do not change with thickness.

1.8: Thinner inverted sponge. Allround and first-upgrade backhands live here more often than attacking forehands.
1.9: The usual club backhand thickness on inverted tensors. A bit more control, a bit less catapult than 2.1 / MAX.
2.0: Mid-thick. Common on the backhand when MAX felt lively, or as a two-wing compromise.
2.1: Still a thick attacking sponge. A small step down from MAX on some tensors — shops treat it as the other FH thickness, not a control sheet.
MAX: Thickest factory sponge. Most catapult on a tensor; the usual attacking forehand. Combined figures on this page are for the SKU, not a separate MAX score.