Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125

Here is the Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125 squash racket:

Tecnifibre Carboflex 125 X-Speed Review

The Tecnifibre 125 X-Speed is the top-of-the-range model from Tecnifibre’s 2018 Carboflex X-Speed series. It rolled out worldwide around March 2018, and it replaced the Tecnifibre 125 S, which had been one of the most popular rackets of the prior 3 years.

Update: Tecnifibre released an updated model, the Tecnifibre Carboflex Airshaft 125, in 2020.

The other rackets in the new X-Speed range are:

• Tecnifibre X-Speed 125 NS. This is a signature cosmetic for Nour El Sherbini, hence the “NS” in the name. It also has a smaller grip.
• Tecnifibre X-Speed 130
• Tecnifibre X-Speed 135
• Tecnifibre X-Speed Storm

This is my review of the X-Speed 125:

Here is a review from Paul at pdhsports.com:

Paul also interviewed Mohamed Elshorbagy about the racket:

There are some excellent reviews in the comments that are worth reading through.

Here’s a trailer from Tecnifibre:

Here are some close-up photos from qss-squash.nl:

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You can see from this photo that they have introduced a rubber piece at the end of the grip so that if you re-grip your racket, you can put the piece of rubber over the top of your grip, to retain a clean look and feel:

Another interesting product development are the so-called iBlades that run up the sides of the shaft. These are supposed to act as a form of reinforcement to make the racquet a bit stiffer, which I personally like:

Spotted

Here are some sightings of the Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125 on the pro tour.

Mohamed El Shorbagy first started using it at the 2018 Tournament of Champions:

Mohamed had really been looking forward to the launch of his new signature racket:

Photo via @Tecnifibre →

His brother Marwan El Shorbagy was even using it for a bit (although now he uses the 130 X-Speed):

Photo via @_SandeepKBhat →

Richie Fallows (in the background) was using it at the British Nationals:

Hania El Hammamy was using it at the 2019 TOC:

Photo via tocsquash.com →

So was Zeina Mickawy:

Photo via tocsquash.com →

Rachel Arnold used this racquet at the 2019 World Champs:

Photo via Steve Cubbins →

Joshna Chinappa was spotted with it at the 2019 Black Ball Open:

Photo via BlackBallSquash →

Nadine Shahin had the X-Speed 125 in 2019 at the El Gouna International:

Photo via #elgounasquash →

Greg Marche was using this too:

Photo via Nantes Open →

Shoes: Asics Gel Blade 6
Location: 2019 Nantes Open

Fares Dessouky in action at the 2019 Egyptian Open:

Photo via cibworlds.squashsite.net →

Shoes: Adidas Essence
Location: 2019 Egyptian Open

Thanks

Thanks to Lloyd and Andre for the tips!