THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2024 · CURRENT

Diadem Edge 18K Power Max

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.

List price
price n/a
Launched
Q4 · 'late 2024' per WearTesters, 2024date known to the quarter
Build
Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)
Thickness
16mm
Shapes
Widebody

12315.7 in8.23 in5 in16 mm
Drawn to scale from the published dimensions. Left: the face. Right: cut away to the core. An original drawing, not a product photo.
USA PICKLEBALLNot confirmed here Sanctioned amateur play.
UPA-ANot confirmed here PPA Tour and MLP.
QUIET CATEGORYNot listed USAP's under-80 dB list for noise-restricted courts.
PATENTSBrand has not answered JOOLA's patent case Brand-level status, from the ITC case file and settlements.

Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.

TIMELINE

  1. Nov 2024 LAUNCH Launch: Q4 · 'late 2024' per WearTesters. weartesters.com ↗

HOW IT IS BUILT

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.

  1. 116mm core (material not stated)
  2. 2heat-molded carbon wrap
  3. 318K raw carbon fiber triaxial face
Face
18K raw carbon fiber, triaxial
Edge
sculpted edge guard

Construction per weartesters.com ↗

No brand page or price captured; dimensions from WearTesters' spec listing.

VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS

VariantShapeLength × widthHandleCoreWeightSwingweightTwistweightFrom
Edge 18K Power Max 16mm widebody 15.7 × 8.23 in 5 in 16 mm — — — weartesters.com ↗

Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.

MEASURED BY THE LABS

otherReview · weartesters.comotherReview · pickleballunion.com

The register does not re-measure paddles or copy a lab's numbers wholesale. Power, pop and spin belong to the people with the radar guns; go read them.

FIELD REPORTS · AFTER YOU BUY IT

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