adidas Cross IT Light 2026 vs adidas Adipower Multiweight Ctrl 3.3

The verdict

Choose the Cross IT Light 2026 if you want more comfort, the Adipower Multiweight Ctrl 3.3 if you want more handling and control.

Cross IT Light 2026
Pick this one for
  • Comfort+1.0
Adipower Multiweight Ctrl 3.3Highest score
Pick this one for
  • Handling+1.5
  • Control+1.0

Better buy now: the Adipower Multiweight Ctrl 3.3. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 11.00 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Cross IT Light 2026 to the Adipower Multiweight Ctrl 3.3: more handling, more control, less comfort.

Controlmore control8.59.5
Powera bit less power4.54.0
Comfortless comfort6.05.0
Handlingmore handling6.07.5
Forgivenessa bit less forgiveness7.57.0

Cross IT Light 2026Adipower Multiweight Ctrl 3.3Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2024
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand, 255 mm
Face
Carbon Aluminized 24K
Carbon Aluminized 18K
Core
Eva Soft Energy
Eva High Memory
Head size
Not published
460 cm²
Surface
Spin Blade Mold
Spin Blade Decal
Frame
Not published
100% carbon
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Shape
Round
Round
Weight
345 to 360 g
345 to 360 g
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Cross IT Light 2026: 0. Of the Adipower Multiweight Ctrl 3.3: 0.

Or a third racket in between

Drop ShotAxion Control 1.0

Sits between the two on paper: more control than the Cross IT Light 2026, more comfort than the Adipower Multiweight Ctrl 3.3.