{
  "id": "paddletek-tko-x",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/paddletek-tko-x",
  "brand": "Paddletek",
  "model": "Honeyfoam TKO-X",
  "year": 2026,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2026-05-13",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "May 13"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 249.99,
  "listPriceLabel": null,
  "build": "foam",
  "buildLabel": "Full foam (Gen 4)",
  "thickness": "14 / 16mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated",
  "pro": "Christian Alshon",
  "summary": "Announced the same day Paddletek settled with JOOLA. The 14mm is the clearest example of the two-rulebook era: legal on the pro tour, not at a USAP-sanctioned event.",
  "construction": "Honeyfoam three-foam core in Christian Alshon's spec.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "low-density EPP foam core",
      "high-performance EVA foam wrap at targeted positions",
      "perimeter foam ring"
    ],
    "face": "PT-700 unidirectional raw carbon fiber",
    "edge": "Shock Arrestor edge guard",
    "source": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paddletek-debuts-the-honeyfoam-tko-x-302771519.html"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Honeyfoam TKO-X 14mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.75,
      "thicknessMm": 14,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.2",
      "sw": 115,
      "tw": 6,
      "specSource": "https://www.paddletek.com/products/honeyfoam-tko-x"
    },
    {
      "name": "Honeyfoam TKO-X 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": 5.75,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "7.8-8.2",
      "sw": 115,
      "tw": 6,
      "specSource": "https://www.paddletek.com/products/honeyfoam-tko-x"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "split",
    "usapSource": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paddletek-debuts-the-honeyfoam-tko-x-302771519.html",
    "upaa": "yes",
    "upaaSource": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paddletek-debuts-the-honeyfoam-tko-x-302771519.html",
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "named-joola-settled",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "USAP lists only the 16mm (Mar 3); the 14mm exceeded USAP's PBCoR limit in March testing. Paddletek's release claims UPA-A approval for both, but no TKO-X row was on the official UPA-A list on Sep 21.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "precision": "month",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "14mm exceeded the USAP power threshold in PBCoR testing, per Paddletek.",
      "source": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paddletek-debuts-the-honeyfoam-tko-x-302771519.html"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-03",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "approval",
      "text": "USA Pickleball lists 'Honeyfoam TKO-X 16MM' as approved.",
      "source": "https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/?gv_search_view=11045&filter_5=Paddletek&filter_55=TKO&mode=all"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-13",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Paddletek announces the Honeyfoam TKO-X in 14mm and 16mm at $249.99, available immediately.",
      "source": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paddletek-debuts-the-honeyfoam-tko-x-302771519.html"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-09",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "variant",
      "text": "Pickleheads publishes its TKO-X review.",
      "source": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/paddletek-honeyfoam-tko-x-review"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleheads",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickleheads.com/pickleball-gear/paddletek-honeyfoam-tko-x-review"
    },
    {
      "lab": "Matt's Pickleball",
      "kind": "database-entry",
      "url": "https://www.mattspickleball.com/paddle/honeyfoam-tko-x-16mm"
    },
    {
      "lab": "The Kitchen",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/gear/paddletek-releases-new-honeyfoam-tko-x-pickleball-paddle/"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [
    "Title Run Orange",
    "Center Court Blue",
    "Final Call White"
  ],
  "madeIn": "China",
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "16mm is USAP + UPA-A per Paddletek; 14mm is UPA-A only and ships with a 'UPA Approved' sticker over the embossed USAP mark. Brand claims UPA-A approval for both, but no TKO-X row appears on the official UPA-A approved list as checked 2026-09-21 (only Honeyfoam ESQ 14/16mm are listed). Brand specs list swingweight 115 and twistweight ~6 for both thicknesses.",
  "productUrl": "https://www.paddletek.com/products/honeyfoam-tko-x",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paddletek-debuts-the-honeyfoam-tko-x-302771519.html"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/paddletek-tko-x.png"
}