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Spartus Pickleball Paddles

Approved paddles
15
First approval
Dec 30, 2022
Latest approval
Oct 29, 2026
On the list, all time
15
includes decertified and removed

Core material

Of 11 approved paddles with a listed core

  • Foam6 · 55%
  • Polypropylene honeycomb4 · 36%
  • Foam + honeycomb hybrid1 · 9%

Core thickness

Of 11 approved paddles with a listed thickness

  • 16 mm10 · 91%
  • 14 mm1 · 9%

Shape

  • Elongated: 2
  • Hybrid: 2

Counts only: shape is stated for just 4 of 15 approved paddles, from explicit wording on the official listing or in the model name.

All approved Spartus paddles

  • Spitfire Hybrid
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Oct 29, 2026
  • Spitfire Standard
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Aug 25, 2026
  • Spitfire Elongated
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    May 20, 2026
  • P1 Standard
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Apr 14, 2026
  • P1 Elongated
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Elongated
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Mar 16, 2026
  • P1 Hybrid
    Core:
    Foam
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Hybrid
    Face:
    Carbon fiber
    Approved:
    Dec 12, 2025
  • Oracle 16
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    May 12, 2025
  • Orion 16
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Feb 6, 2025
  • Odyssey
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Hybrid blend
    Approved:
    Feb 6, 2025
  • Olympus
    Core:
    Foam + honeycomb hybrid
    Thickness:
    14 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Raw carbon
    Approved:
    Jul 5, 2024
  • Apollo XVI
    Core:
    Polypropylene honeycomb
    Thickness:
    16 mm
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Kevlar / aramid
    Approved:
    Mar 22, 2024
  • Gladius Centurion
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Oct 16, 2023
  • Ballista
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Jul 17, 2023
  • Gladius 13
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Dec 30, 2022
  • Gladius 16
    Core:
    Not listed
    Thickness:
    Not listed
    Shape:
    Not listed
    Face:
    Not listed
    Approved:
    Dec 30, 2022

Source: USA Pickleball Approved Equipment List. Specs not on the official list show as "Not listed" until we verify them.