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Royal Padel R Pro Japan Red Limited Edition vs Defy Pro V1 SE 2
The Defy Pro V1 SE 2 is the better racket, 85 to 81: more control and handling. The R 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 Defy takes 4 of the six, the R takes power and value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face, weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Carbon against fibreglass: the Defy's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the R's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more.
Edge: the Defy, 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 Defy is about 374 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The R puts a little more weight behind a smash.
Edge: the Defy, for quick hands
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 Defy is at PadelProShop right now, at €225.
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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R Pro Japan Red Limited Edition
Our score 81 · not in stockSkip it if you want more control: the Defy has 83 for control against its 68.
Defy Pro V1 SE 2
Our score 85 · €225Skip it if you want more power: the R has 84 for power against its 77.
Our recommendation for most players
The Defy Pro V1 SE 2
The higher score, 85 to 81.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Defy +4
No other site has scored the R or the Defy yet. When one does, it shows here.
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What players said
1 player 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.
R Pro Japan Red Limited Edition
No player has told us about the R yet.
Defy Pro V1 SE 2
1 of 1 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 0Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Our recommendation
Wilson Defy Pro V1 SE 2
The better racket, 85 to 81: more control and handling.
- 4 of 6 scores
- About 374 g lighter
- Carbon 15K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the R Pro Japan Red Limited Edition or the Defy Pro V1 SE 2?
The Defy Pro V1 SE 2 is the better racket, 85 to 81: more control and handling. The R is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the R Pro Japan Red Limited Edition and the Defy Pro V1 SE 2?
Carbon against fibreglass: the Defy's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the R's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more. The Defy is about 374 g lighter: quicker to the ball at the net. The R puts a little more weight behind a smash. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Defy Pro V1 SE 2: control 83 against 68.
What is the price difference?
Only the Defy is at PadelProShop right now, at €225.
