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  "id": "diadem-edge-18k-power-max",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/diadem-edge-18k-power-max",
  "brand": "Diadem",
  "model": "Edge 18K Power Max",
  "year": 2024,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2024-11-15",
    "precision": "quarter",
    "label": "Q4 · 'late 2024' per WearTesters"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": null,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Widebody",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Diadem's 'Max' line brought its 18K triaxial face to a thermoformed widebody late in 2024. WearTesters scored it 8/10 as a balanced all-court option best for beginner-to-intermediate players; Pickleball Union gave it 4.5/5. A representative example of established brands re-skinning proven faces onto Gen 2 construction.",
  "construction": "Thermoformed widebody iteration of the Edge 18K: heat-molded carbon wrapped around the core, 18K raw carbon fiber face in a triaxial pattern, sculpted edge guard.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "16mm core (material not stated)",
      "heat-molded carbon wrap",
      "18K raw carbon fiber triaxial face"
    ],
    "face": "18K raw carbon fiber, triaxial",
    "edge": "sculpted edge guard",
    "source": "https://weartesters.com/diadem-edge-18k-power-max-performance-review/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Edge 18K Power Max 16mm",
      "shape": "widebody",
      "lengthIn": 15.7,
      "widthIn": 8.23,
      "handleIn": 5,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://weartesters.com/diadem-edge-18k-power-max-performance-review/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "unknown",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "named-joola-default",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2024-11-15",
      "precision": "quarter",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: Q4 · 'late 2024' per WearTesters.",
      "source": "https://weartesters.com/diadem-edge-18k-power-max-performance-review/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "other",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://weartesters.com/diadem-edge-18k-power-max-performance-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "other",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballunion.com/diadem-edge-18k-power-max-paddle-review/"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "No brand page or price captured; dimensions from WearTesters' spec listing.",
  "productUrl": null,
  "sources": [
    "https://weartesters.com/diadem-edge-18k-power-max-performance-review/",
    "https://pickleballunion.com/diadem-edge-18k-power-max-paddle-review/"
  ],
  "confidence": "low",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/diadem-edge-18k-power-max.png"
}