{
  "id": "vatic-pro-oni",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/vatic-pro-oni",
  "brand": "Vatic Pro",
  "model": "Oni (original, delisted)",
  "year": 2024,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2024-05-15",
    "precision": "quarter",
    "label": "Q2 · launch date unverified; delisted Jun 10"
  },
  "lifecycle": "discontinued",
  "listPriceUsd": null,
  "listPriceLabel": "",
  "build": "hybrid",
  "buildLabel": "Honeycomb + foam (Gen 3)",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Flash (hybrid) · V7 (elongated)",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "Vatic's first Gen 3-style power paddle drew praise for delivering JOOLA-like pop at a budget price, then became the second high-profile 2024 delisting after Gen 3. The Dink reported the core went 'squishy' after weeks of play, raising ball speed, which made it a poster child for the durability-plus-power problem USAP was chasing. Vatic's fast refund response was widely credited.",
  "construction": "Raw Toray T700 carbon face with heat-compressed texturing over what Vatic called a patent-pending 'composite foam core'; described by reviewers as foam-injected, Gen 3-style construction.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "patent-pending composite foam core",
      "raw Toray T700 carbon face, heat-compressed texture"
    ],
    "face": "Raw Toray T700 carbon fiber",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://genxdinks.com/vatic-pro-oni-launch-edition-review/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Oni Flash 16mm",
      "shape": "hybrid",
      "lengthIn": 16.3,
      "widthIn": 7.7,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "8.0–8.2 oz",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": "https://genxdinks.com/vatic-pro-oni-launch-edition-review/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Oni V7 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": null,
      "widthIn": null,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "",
      "sw": null,
      "tw": null,
      "specSource": null
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "no",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "discontinued"
  },
  "certNote": "Scheduled for delisting by USAP under newly adopted testing methods (The Dink, Jun 10 2024). Vatic Pro cancelled preorders, refunded them, and offered free returns on delivered paddles.",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2024-05-15",
      "precision": "quarter",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Launch: Q2 · launch date unverified; delisted Jun 10.",
      "source": "https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/vatic-pro-oni-the-latest-paddle-delisted-by-usa-pickleball/"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-06-10",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "delist",
      "text": "The Dink reports the Oni is scheduled for USAP delisting; Vatic Pro refunds preorders and offers free returns.",
      "source": "https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/vatic-pro-oni-the-latest-paddle-delisted-by-usa-pickleball/"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "other",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://genxdinks.com/vatic-pro-oni-launch-edition-review/"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": "Third parties report ~$130 pricing; not confirmed on a brand page. Flash dimensions quoted from Gen X Dinks' spec listing (16.3 x 7.7 in).",
  "productUrl": null,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/vatic-pro-oni-the-latest-paddle-delisted-by-usa-pickleball/",
    "https://genxdinks.com/vatic-pro-oni-launch-edition-review/",
    "https://www.pickletip.com/vatic-pro-oni/",
    "https://www.findpaddle.com/paddles/vatic-pro-oni-v7-16mm",
    "https://www.findpaddle.com/paddles/vatic-pro-oni-flash-16mm"
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/vatic-pro-oni.png"
}