Li-Ning Axforce 90 Dragon Max vs Victor Thruster Ryuga II (TK-RYUGA II)
Two head-heavy rackets from Li-Ning and Victor, lined up spec by spec from the makers' published figures. Rows marked in red are where they differ; the notes underneath say what each difference means on court.
Axforce 90 Dragon Max
A head-heavy racket (307 mm balance) with a stiff 6.2 mm shaft, built for players who want a solid, heavy smash with a slightly more stable feel than the Axforce 100. Best for advanced attackers with a full swing.
Full specs →Thruster Ryuga II (TK-RYUGA II)
Lee Zii Jia's game racket: a head-heavy, stiff frame with a 6.6 mm shaft and a 32 lb tension ceiling (3U). It rewards players with a strong, fast swing and is too demanding for most club-level players.
Full specs →Where they differ
- Both are head-heavy frames with a stiff shaft, so neither asks for a faster swing than the other and the differences below are what separate them.
- Victor Thruster Ryuga II (TK-RYUGA II) is rated to 32 lbs against 31 lbs for Li-Ning Axforce 90 Dragon Max. That only matters if you string above the mid-20s; see our string tension guide.
- Play style tags differ: Li-Ning Axforce 90 Dragon Max also carries the doubles tag, which Victor Thruster Ryuga II (TK-RYUGA II) does not. The tags come from the maker's positioning and the balance and flex above, not from our own play-testing.
- The materials listed by the makers differ (frame: Carbon fibre (box wing frame) versus High-resilience modulus graphite, Hard Cored Technology; shaft: Carbon fibre, 6.2 mm shaft versus High-resilience modulus graphite, Pyrofil, 6.6 mm shaft). Material names are marketing terms as much as engineering ones, so treat them as a tie-breaker rather than a reason to choose.
- Victor Thruster Ryuga II (TK-RYUGA II) is typically around US$10 cheaper (≈ US$220 against ≈ US$230; prices vary by region).
- Victor Thruster Ryuga II (TK-RYUGA II) is the newer design (2023 against 2022).
Balance, flex, weights, grips, tension and materials come from the manufacturers' published specifications; the level, play-style tags and typical prices are our own database fields and are labelled as such. We do not rate rackets we have not measured. Shaft flex and balance are the makers' own categories, so compare them within a brand with more confidence than across brands. Our head-heavy vs head-light guide and string tension guide explain what the categories mean on court.
Specifications side by side
Rows with a red mark are where the two rackets differ. Open in the comparison tool to swap either racket for another.