# Babolat Counter Vertuo 2.6 > Round, 340 to 360 g, even balance. Above average for handling and forgiveness, below for power. € 109.90 delivered to the Netherlands, checked 14 Nov 2026. - URL: https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-vertuo-2-6/ - Last updated: 2026-11-05 - Author: [Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/) - Language: en - Site: padell.io (https://padell.io/) Shop links go through padell.io/go/ (affiliate links: padell.io may earn a commission, which never affects scores). Prices include shipping to the Netherlands unless stated otherwise, and change daily. --- [Rackets](https://padell.io/rackets/) · [Babolat](https://padell.io/brands/babolat/) · [Counter Vertuo](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-vertuo/generations/) 2026 - **Shape**: Round - **Weight**: 340 to 360 g - **Balance**: Even - **Core**: Black EVA Lowest price **€ 109.90** at Padel Nuestro · In stock · € 104.95 + € 4.95 shipping · Checked on 13 Nov (2026-11-13) · 13% cheaper than usual Lowest in 52 days **€ 104.96** Today **€ 109.90** [Buy at Padel Nuestro](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.padelnuestro.com%2Fint%2Fbabolat-counter-vertuo-2-6) 1. [PadelShop.com · In stock · Free shipping · Checked at 04:13 (2026-11-14) **€ 122.88**](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpadelshop.com%2Fproducts%2Fbabolat-counter-vertuo-2-6-2026) 2. [Lardesports · In stock · Free shipping · Checked at 03:52 (2026-11-14) **€ 124.00**](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lardesports.com%2Fde-de%2Fproducts%2Fraquette-de-padel-babolat-counter-vertuo-2-6) Prices include shipping to the country you choose. [How padell.io earns money](https://padell.io/how-we-earn-money/) The short answer The Babolat Counter Vertuo 2.6 is a round, even-balance racket with a Black EVA core and a fiberglass face. It is listed at 340 to 360 g, so it moves quickly in the hand. One test, from padel.how, found it soft and forgiving but short on power. Choose it for defence and counter-attack, not for finishing points. By [Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/) · facts checked 9 October 2026 Choose it if - you are a beginner or intermediate player who wins points by blocking and counter-attacking - you want a round racket that is quick to swing and easy to bring back into position - you value a soft, forgiving response and want to ease the load on your arm Skip it if - you want more weight behind your shots, in which case the head-heavy Babolat Counter Viper 2.6 is the one to look at - you want a firm, precise feel at full swing speed, because the one test found precision drops there - you already own the 2025 Counter Vertuo and expect the same racket, since the core, shape and weight range have changed ## How it plays 8.3 **padell.io score 8.3** Play 8.4 (60%) and reviews 8.1 (40%). Based on 1 review source. [How the score works](https://padell.io/how-we-score/) - **Control**: 7.5 above average▲ - **Power**: 3.0 below average▼ - **Comfort**: 6.0 around average● - **Handling**: 7.5 above average▲ - **Forgiveness**: 7.0 above average▲ - **Line = the average of all rackets**: ▲ above ▼ below On paper this is a light, round racket built for staying in the point. Here is how each meter reads. - **Control** Control reads medium, helped by the round shape and the even balance, held back a little by the fiberglass face. - **Power** Power reads low, so you supply the pace yourself. - **Comfort** Comfort reads medium, with the fiberglass face and light weight softening a harder Black EVA core. - **Handling** Maneuverability reads high, thanks to the round shape, the light weight and the even balance. - **Forgiveness** The sweet spot reads medium, with the round shape helping and the hard core holding it back. ## Specifications - **Launched**: 2026 The newest version of this racket - **Shape**: Round [Big sweet spot low in the face: control and margin](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-shapes/) - **Weight**: 340 to 360 g Light: quick in the hand, less mass behind the ball - **Balance**: Even according to the brand, 265 mm Even: quick at the net, enough in the smash - **Face**: Fiberglass - **Core**: Black EVA Hard: control and power at speed, more vibration - **Thickness**: 38 mm The maximum the rules allow - **Surface**: 3D Spin Rough: helps with spin - **Frame**: Carbon Not published by the brand: head size, handle Specs from the brand's own site · checked 25 September 2026 · [Spotted a wrong spec? Report it →](https://padell.io/contact/?topic=correction&racket=Babolat%20Counter%20Vertuo%202.6) ## Video reviews 1 video from an independent channel or shop Tested on court The reviewer finds this racket offers a blend of comfort and forgiveness with easy access to power when needed. It is designed for players who value patience and smart decision making over raw power. ## Every version [Compare all versions →](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-vertuo/generations/) [2025 · Different specs · € 144.90](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-vertuo-2025/) 2026 · This racket · € 109.90 The 2.6 is not a light update of the 2025 Counter Vertuo. The core changed from X-EVA to Black EVA. The shape changed from hybrid to round. The surface moved from rough to 3D Spin. The weight went from 350 g to a 340 to 360 g range, and the balance label from Medium to Even Balance. Face, frame and thickness are the same. The balance in millimetres and the level are not known for the 2025 version, so a direct balance comparison is not possible. If you liked the 2025 racket, do not assume this one plays the same. Look at the 2.6 as a new round racket that happens to share the name. ## Price history Today **€ 104.95** Lowest in 30 days **€ 104.95** vs 30-day average **-3%** Lowest price per day across the shops in your market. Checked every night. ## What reviewers say There is one test, from padel.how, so there is no disagreement to report. It rated the racket 69 out of 100. It praised the large central sweet spot, forgiveness and a soft, comfortable response for defensive play. It criticised the limited power ceiling and the precision at full acceleration. Its reviewer sees it as a useful counterattacking racket for beginners and intermediates. The product page tells a different story, claiming comfortable power with little effort. That claim comes from marketing text, and the test and the power meter both point the other way. [**padel.how** 6.9 “A useful beginner-to-intermediate counterattacking racket, not a reduced-price version of Counter Viper.” Read the full review →](https://padel.how/equipment/racket/babolat-counter-vertuo-2-6-review/) The Babolat Counter Vertuo 2.6 shares a name with last year's [Counter Vertuo](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-vertuo-2025/). It is a different racket: round instead of hybrid, Black EVA instead of X-EVA. The weight now runs from 340 to 360 g. ## Round, Black EVA, 3D Spin: what the 2.6 changes against the 2025 Vertuo The [2025 Counter Vertuo](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-vertuo-2025/) was a hybrid shape with an X-EVA core and a rough surface. The 2.6 is round, with Black EVA and a 3D Spin surface. The balance label moved from Medium to Even Balance, and the weight went from a fixed 350 g to a 340 to 360 g range. Some things stayed. The face is still fiberglass, the frame is still carbon and the thickness is still 38 mm. So this is not a new family. It is the same idea, rebuilt. The Counter family Same year, from most power (left) to most control (right) [**Veron 2.6**](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-veron-2-6/) [**Viper 2.6**](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-viper-2-6/) **Vertuo 2.6** ## 340 to 360 g at 265 mm: why handling reads High and power reads Low The balance point sits at 265 mm, which [Babolat](https://padell.io/brands/babolat/) labels even balance. Add a round head and a light weight, and the racket turns quickly. That means the head comes back into position fast after each shot. The trade-off is power. A light, round racket with a fiberglass face does not add much speed by itself. The Black EVA core is the hard kind, which pushes power up a little, but the meter still reads Low. Not a weakness if your game is built on placement and patience. A problem if you hope the racket will do the work. One more point. Babolat lists a nominal weight of 350 g, which sits in the middle of the range. Your own racket can land anywhere between 340 and 360 g. Head size, handle and weight system are not published. ## Comfortable power, says the product page: the meters and one test say otherwise The product page claims comfortable power with little effort, and says the flexible fiberglass helps the ball leave faster. Treat that as marketing. The power meter reads Low, and the only test on record found a limited power ceiling. The comfort side holds up better. The page also mentions the Vibrabsorb System, which Babolat lists as the anti-vibration technology. Together with the fiberglass face and light weight, that fits the medium comfort reading. ## 69 out of 100 from padel.how: forgiving, defensive, short on ceiling Padel.how played it and gave 69 out of 100. Its reviewer found a large central sweet spot with good forgiveness and a soft response suited to defence. The downside was a limited power ceiling and less precision when you swing hard. The same review frames it as a counterattacking racket for beginners and intermediates. It also says this is not a cut-down Counter [Viper](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-viper-2-6/). Read that as a warning against assuming a smaller version of the Viper. It is a different tool. ## Vertuo, Veron and Viper 2.6: one line, three different jobs The [Counter Viper 2.6](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-viper-2-6/) is head heavy at 270 mm, weighs 365 g and has a 3K carbon face. Its control meter reads High, and its maneuverability reads Low. The [Counter Veron 2.6](https://padell.io/rackets/babolat/counter-veron-2-6/) is also head heavy and 365 g, with a Carbon Flex face. Both are heavier than the Vertuo. The Vertuo is the light, handy one in the line. ## Counter Vertuo 2.6, Nox X-One Silhouette 2026 or Nox Equation Soft Advanced 2027: picking your round counter-attacker The [Nox X-One Silhouette 2026](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/x-one-silhouette-2026/) is also round and 38 mm thick, and is listed for beginners. Its comfort meter reads Low against Medium here, and its handling reads Medium against High. The [Nox Equation Soft Advanced 2027](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/equation-soft-advanced-2027/) shows the same pattern. If a soft arm and a quick racket head matter most, the Vertuo 2.6 leads on those two meters. Written by **[Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/)** Padel player and founder of padell.io Bought, played and sold more rackets than was good for him, and built padell.io to bring it all together. [About padell.io →](https://padell.io/about/) ## Similar rackets [Nox X-One Silhouette 2026](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/x-one-silhouette-2026/) · 7.4 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/babolat-counter-vertuo-2-6-vs-nox-x-one-silhouette-2026/) [Nox Equation Soft Advanced 2027](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/equation-soft-advanced-2027/) · 7.4 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/babolat-counter-vertuo-2-6-vs-nox-equation-soft-advanced-2027/) [Nox Equation Hard Advanced 2027](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/equation-hard-advanced-2027/) · 7.4 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/babolat-counter-vertuo-2-6-vs-nox-equation-hard-advanced-2027/) [Nox Equation Hard Advanced](https://padell.io/rackets/nox/equation-hard-advanced/) · 7.4 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/babolat-counter-vertuo-2-6-vs-nox-equation-hard-advanced/) [All rackets that play like the Babolat Counter Vertuo 2.6 →](https://padell.io/alternatives/babolat/counter-vertuo-2-6/) ## Questions before you buy **Is the Counter Vertuo 2.6 the same as the 2025 Counter Vertuo?** No. The 2.6 is round instead of hybrid, uses Black EVA instead of X-EVA, and has a 3D Spin surface. Its weight now runs from 340 to 360 g. **Is it a good racket for beginners?** On paper, yes. It is light, round and forgiving, and padel.how recommends it for beginner and intermediate players. Babolat itself does not publish a level. **Is it a cut-down Counter Viper?** No. Padel.how says it is not a reduced version of the Viper. The Viper 2.6 is head heavy at 270 mm and 365 g, while the Vertuo is lighter and easier to swing. **Is it kind to the arm?** The signs are good. The comfort meter reads medium, the face is fiberglass, the racket is light and Babolat lists the Vibrabsorb System. The reviewer also called the response soft. **Is the Counter Vertuo 2.6 worth the money right now?** Today's price is labelled "Good value" compared with the rackets that play most alike. Which shops deliver, and what shipping costs, depends on your country. The price comparison shows it for yours. See all prices **What is the closest alternative?** The Nox X-One Silhouette 2026 plays most alike. Differences: power +1.5, handling -1.5. Today: € 99.99. [Compare side by side →](https://padell.io/compare/babolat-counter-vertuo-2-6-vs-nox-x-one-silhouette-2026/) **Who should not buy it?** Skip it if you want easy power for smashes (power 3.0/10). **How heavy is it really?** The brand gives 340 to 360 g. That counts as light. Each racket can differ within that range. [Why a range? →](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-weight-range/)