# Stiga 18K 2 Cybershape > Hybrid, 360 g, even balance. Above average for handling. € 299.95 delivered to the Netherlands, checked 14 Nov 2026. Check if it suits your game. Score 7.4/10. - URL: https://padell.io/rackets/stiga/18k-2-cybershape/ - Last updated: 2026-10-26 - 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/) · [Stiga](https://padell.io/brands/stiga/) · 18K Cybershape - **Shape**: Hybrid - **Weight**: 360 g - **Balance**: Even - **Core**: Hypersoft Foam Price **€ 299.95** at Justpadel · In stock · Free shipping · Checked at 04:07 (2026-11-14) Lowest in 52 days **€ 299.95** Today **€ 299.95** [Buy at Justpadel](https://padell.io/go/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fjustpadel.com%2Fproducts%2Fstiga-cybershape-18k-2) Prices include shipping to the country you choose. [How padell.io earns money](https://padell.io/how-we-earn-money/) The short answer The Stiga 18K 2 Cybershape is a hybrid-shaped intermediate racket with a soft Hypersoft Foam core under an 18K carbon face. It is a fixed 360 g, and the specs suggest a middle-of-the-road profile everywhere. No review exists yet, so this is a read of the spec sheet. Head size and thickness are not published. By [Ruud Caris](https://padell.io/about/) · facts checked 9 October 2026 Choose it if - you want a medium-balance racket that does not push you toward all-out attack or pure defence - you play at intermediate level and like a softer core under a carbon face - you are curious about Stiga's Cybershape head design, whose larger sweet spot is a brand claim that no independent test has confirmed Skip it if - you want a lighter frame, because the Stiga 18K LW Cybershape Amanda Girdo Edition is listed at 350 g - you want a racket built for professionals, in which case the StarVie Eternal by Sanyo Gutiérrez is the one to look at - you need to know head size or thickness before buying, since neither is published ## How it plays 7.4 **padell.io score 7.4** Play 7.9 (60%) and reviews 6.6 (40%). No independent reviews found yet, so that part starts low. [How the score works](https://padell.io/how-we-score/) - **Control**: 7.0 around average● - **Power**: 6.0 around average● - **Comfort**: 6.0 around average● - **Handling**: 5.5 above average▲ - **Forgiveness**: 5.5 around average● - **Line = the average of all rackets**: ▲ above ▼ below On paper this is a balanced all-rounder, and every meter reads Medium. - **Control** The soft core, carbon face, hybrid shape and medium balance all push control up, so it reads Medium. - **Power** The carbon face and hybrid shape add power, but the soft core takes some back. - **Comfort** The soft foam core helps your arm, while the stiff carbon face works against it. - **Handling** The medium balance gives a swing that is neither quick nor sluggish. - **Forgiveness** The soft core is the only listed driver here, and it lands on Medium. ## Specifications - **Shape**: Hybrid [Between the classic shapes, the balance says more](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-shapes/) - **Weight**: 360 g Average: not tiring, stable enough - **Balance**: Even according to the brand, 265 mm Even: quick at the net, enough in the smash - **Face**: 18K Carbon Duplex Stiff: precise and powerful at speed, less damping - **Core**: Hypersoft Foam Hardness not published - **Surface**: Rough Rough: helps with spin - **Handle**: Standard - **Frame**: 360 Carbon Frame Not published by the brand: thickness, head size Specs from the brand's own site · checked 25 September 2026 · [Spotted a wrong spec? Report it →](https://padell.io/contact/?topic=correction&racket=Stiga%2018K%202%20Cybershape) ## Price history Today **€ 299.95** Lowest in 30 days **€ 253.95** vs 30-day average **+7%** Lowest price per day across the shops in your market. Checked every night. The Stiga 18K 2 Cybershape has no reviews yet. Everything below comes from the spec sheet, and the text says where that sheet runs out. [Stiga](https://padell.io/brands/stiga/) calls the head shape Cybershape. In padel terms it is listed as a hybrid. Stiga also lists intermediate level and a Control player profile. ## What the sweet spot meter can and cannot confirm The product page claims the Cybershape head gives a larger sweet spot than a traditional round racket, and that it sits higher on the face. That is Stiga's own claim. No independent source measures it. The sweet spot meter reads Medium. Its only listed driver is the soft core. So the specs do not contradict the claim, but they do not prove it either. Head size is not published, which makes any comparison with a round racket impossible from the sheet alone. ## Hypersoft Foam under a carbon face: why the meters sit at Medium The core is Hypersoft Foam. The face is 18K Carbon Duplex. The frame is called the 360 Carbon Frame. The surface is rough. These parts pull in different directions. A soft core lowers power and raises comfort. A carbon-stiff face raises power and lowers comfort. The result is a racket where control, power, comfort, maneuverability and sweet spot all read Medium. That is not a flaw. It is a profile with no sharp edges. The catch is that nothing in it is extreme either. If you want a racket that clearly leans one way, look elsewhere. ## 360 g at 265 mm: what a fixed weight asks of your arm The weight is 360 g, with no range. Stiga lists the same figure as minimum and maximum, so there is no spread between samples to plan around. The weight system is not published. The balance is 265 mm. That figure comes from a retailer, while the brand only labels it Medium. Treat it as a good guide, not a brand-confirmed number. What will you notice? A medium balance means the head does not pull you forward much, and the racket should turn in your hand without much fuss. At 360 g it is not light, though. If you are used to something lighter, give your wrist a few sessions before judging it. ## Unbeatable control, says the product page The product page uses the word unbeatable about control. Take it as marketing. The specs say something calmer. The player profile is Control, and the control meter reads Medium. Four drivers raise it: the soft core, the carbon face, the hybrid shape and the 265 mm balance. So you can expect a controlled racket, but not one that outclasses its neighbours. The page also cites a study with a Swedish technical institute on power transfer. Treat that as a claim too. The study itself is not available here. ## Next to the Girdo Edition The 18K family Same year, from most power (left) to most control (right) [**Hard 2 Cybershape**](https://padell.io/rackets/stiga/18k-hard-2-cybershape/) [**X Hard Cybershape Adam Axelsson Edition**](https://padell.io/rackets/stiga/18k-x-hard-cybershape-adam-axelsson-edition/) **2 Cybershape** [**LW 2 Cybershape**](https://padell.io/rackets/stiga/18k-lw-2-cybershape/) [**LW Cybershape Amanda Girdo Edition**](https://padell.io/rackets/stiga/18k-lw-cybershape-amanda-girdo-edition/) [**X Hard Cybershape**](https://padell.io/rackets/stiga/18k-x-hard-cybershape/) The closest sibling is the [Stiga 18K LW Cybershape Amanda Girdo Edition](https://padell.io/rackets/stiga/18k-lw-cybershape-amanda-girdo-edition/). It shares the Hypersoft Foam core, the 18K Carbon Duplex face, the hybrid shape and the Intermediate level. It is listed at 350 g, lighter than this racket. Its meters are the same, all Medium. So the difference you can verify is weight, and nothing else. If you want to line the two up, the [compare page](https://padell.io/compare/stiga-18k-lw-cybershape-amanda-girdo-edition-vs-stiga-18k-2-cybershape/) does it side by side. ## Gaps in the spec sheet No review has been found. Head size, thickness, weight system and pro player are not published. Those gaps matter. Without thickness you cannot judge stiffness beyond the materials. Without head size you cannot test the sweet spot claim. What can you do? Try the racket before you commit, or wait for reviewers. Stiga itself recommends testing it properly on court, since a new racket takes time to get used to. 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 [Kuikma Hybrid Pro Coki Nieto](https://padell.io/rackets/kuikma/hybrid-pro-coki-nieto/) · 7.9 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/stiga-18k-2-cybershape-vs-kuikma-hybrid-pro-coki-nieto/) [StarVie Eternal by Sanyo Gutiérrez](https://padell.io/rackets/starvie/eternal-by-sanyo-gutierrez/) · 7.2 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/starvie-eternal-by-sanyo-gutierrez-vs-stiga-18k-2-cybershape/) [Stiga 18K LW Cybershape Amanda Girdo Edition](https://padell.io/rackets/stiga/18k-lw-cybershape-amanda-girdo-edition/) · 7.5 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/stiga-18k-lw-cybershape-amanda-girdo-edition-vs-stiga-18k-2-cybershape/) [Stiga 18K X Hard Cybershape](https://padell.io/rackets/stiga/18k-x-hard-cybershape/) · 7.4 [Compare side by side](https://padell.io/compare/stiga-18k-x-hard-cybershape-vs-stiga-18k-2-cybershape/) [All rackets that play like the Stiga 18K 2 Cybershape →](https://padell.io/alternatives/?r=468) ## Questions before you buy **Is the Stiga 18K 2 Cybershape a beginner racket?** Stiga lists it for intermediate players. It weighs 360 g and has a carbon face, so a first racket is more likely to be a lighter one. **Is the 18K 2 Cybershape the same as the Amanda Girdo Edition?** Not quite. Both share the core, face, hybrid shape and Intermediate level, and all their meters read Medium. The Girdo Edition is listed at 350 g, while this one is 360 g. **Is the sweet spot really larger?** That is Stiga's claim, and no independent test confirms it. The sweet spot meter reads Medium, and head size is not published. **Will it be kind to your arm?** On paper, partly. The soft foam core raises comfort, but the stiff carbon face lowers it, so the comfort meter reads Medium. No reviewer has reported on arm feel yet. **Is the 18K 2 Cybershape worth the money right now?** Today's price is labelled "Pricey today" compared with the rackets that play most alike. **What is the closest alternative?** The Kuikma Hybrid Pro Coki Nieto plays most alike. Differences: comfort -1.0, handling -1.0. [Compare side by side →](https://padell.io/compare/stiga-18k-2-cybershape-vs-kuikma-hybrid-pro-coki-nieto/) **Who should not buy it?** Skip it if you are still learning: it is not very forgiving (5.5/10). **How heavy is it really?** The brand gives 360 g. That counts as medium. Each racket can differ within that range. [Why a range? →](https://padell.io/guides/padel-racket-weight-range/)