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Adidas Adipower Carbon Ctrl vs Adipower CTRL 3.3
The Adipower Carbon Ctrl is the better racket, 81 to 80: more power and value. The CTRL 3.3 is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Carbon Ctrl takes 2 of the six, the CTRL 3.3 takes sweet spot and comfort and handling, and control is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Four things change between them. Pick one to look closer.
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 15,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The CTRL 3.3's 15K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Carbon Ctrl, for precision
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
About the same weight: 375 g and 370 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
Only the Carbon Ctrl is at PadelProShop right now, at €117.
No edge either way
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
Which one sounds like you?
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Adipower Carbon Ctrl
Our score 81 · €117Skip it if you want quicker hands: the CTRL 3.3 has 83 for handling against its 76.
Adipower CTRL 3.3
Our score 80 · not in stockSkip it if you want more power: the Carbon Ctrl has 72 for power against its 64.
Our recommendation for most players
The Adipower Carbon Ctrl
The higher score, 81 to 80.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Carbon Ctrl +1
Padelful
Has scored only the Carbon Ctrl
PadelReference
Has scored only the Carbon Ctrl
We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
2 players who own or have owned one of them told us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
Adipower Carbon Ctrl
0 of 1 liked it
Liked it 0No strong view 1Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Adipower CTRL 3.3
0 of 1 liked it
Liked it 0No strong view 1Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Our recommendation
Adidas Adipower Carbon Ctrl
The better racket, 81 to 80: more power and value.
- Our score 81 against 80
- Carbon 18K face
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Questions
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Which is better, the Adipower Carbon Ctrl or the Adipower CTRL 3.3?
The Adipower Carbon Ctrl is the better racket, 81 to 80: more power and value. The CTRL 3.3 is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Adipower Carbon Ctrl and the Adipower CTRL 3.3?
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 15,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The CTRL 3.3's 15K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. About the same weight: 375 g and 370 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Adipower Carbon Ctrl: power 72 against 64.
What is the price difference?
Only the Carbon Ctrl is at PadelProShop right now, at €117.
