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Adidas Cross IT Carbon vs Cross It Ctrl
The Cross IT Carbon is the better racket, 83 to 82: more power. It is also €39 cheaper.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Carbon takes 1 of the six, the Ctrl takes control and sweet spot and comfort and handling, and value is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
Better, and cheaper
€39
less for the better racket. No trade-off on price here.
- +10Power82 against 72
The Carbon scores higher and costs less. The Ctrl only makes sense if one of its own strengths is the one you play for.
What is different
Face and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
15K packs 15,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 6,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Carbon's 6K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the 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.
The same weight, 360 to 375 g.
No edge either way
The same balance point, 265 mm from the end of the handle.
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.
€39 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Carbon 36%, Ctrl 38%. The better racket is the cheaper one here.
Edge: the Carbon, for your wallet
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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Cross IT Carbon
Our score 83 · €179Skip it if you want more control: the Ctrl has 82 for control against its 74.
Cross It Ctrl
Our score 82 · €218Skip it if you want more power: the Carbon has 82 for power against its 72.
Our recommendation for most players
The Cross IT Carbon
The higher score, 83 to 82.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Carbon +1
Padelful
Has scored only the Ctrl
PadelReference
Has scored only the Ctrl
We do not change ours to match.
Your shape
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.
Cross IT Carbon
No player has told us about the Carbon yet.
Cross It Ctrl
1 of 2 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 1Did not 0
Only 2 players so far: too few to rank what they said.
Our recommendation
Adidas Cross IT Carbon
The better racket, 83 to 82: more power.
- Our score 83 against 82
- €39 cheaper
- Carbon 6K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Cross IT Carbon or the Cross It Ctrl?
The Cross IT Carbon is the better racket, 83 to 82: more power. It is also €39 cheaper.
What is the difference between the Cross IT Carbon and the Cross It Ctrl?
15K packs 15,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 6,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Carbon's 6K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. The same weight, 360 to 375 g. The same balance point, 265 mm from the end of the handle.
Which is better for power?
The Cross IT Carbon: power 82 against 72.
What is the price difference?
€39 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Carbon 36%, Ctrl 38%. The better racket is the cheaper one here.
