Racket comparison
Kombat Krakatoa 2025 vs Kombat Osorno 2.5 by Manu Martin 2026
The Kombat Krakatoa 2025 scores higher for control; the Kombat Osorno 2.5 by Manu Martin 2026 for power and rebound.
- Season
- 2025
- 2026
- Shape
- Tear
- Tear
- Weight
- 350 - 370 gr
- 360 - 370 gr
- Touch
- Medium
- Medium-Soft
- Core
- Medium hardness Black EVA
- Double-density EVA
- Faces
- 12K carbon
- 18K carbon
- Frame
- Carbon fiber
- Carbon fiber
- Catalogue rating
- 7.6/10
- 7.9/10
- Power
- 6.6/10
- 7.2/10
- Control
- 8.4/10
- 8.0/10
- Manoeuvrability
- 7.9/10
- 8.2/10
- Rebound
- 7.4/10
- 8.1/10
- Sweet spot
- 7.9/10
- 8.1/10
- Strengths
- No strengths recorded yet.
- Very maneuverable in defense
- Generous sweet spot
- Controlled *bandeja* and *víbora*
- Tradeoffs
- No tradeoffs recorded yet.
- Limited explosive smash power
- Overheads favor placement
- Not for violent attacking
Scores are editorial catalogue ratings out of 10 from the source reviews, not customer reviews. Prices and stock haven’t been checked.
Which suits whom
- Choose the Kombat Krakatoa 2025 if you value control: its catalogue scores are higher (control 8.4 vs 8.0).
- Choose the Kombat Osorno 2.5 by Manu Martin 2026 if you value power and rebound: its catalogue scores are higher (power 7.2 vs 6.6, rebound 8.1 vs 7.4).
- The Kombat Osorno 2.5 by Manu Martin 2026 has the softer touch (Medium-Soft vs Medium), which is usually more comfortable and gives easier depth; the firmer Kombat Krakatoa 2025 rewards faster swings with more control at pace.