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2026 Year of the Horse: Your Swing Ignites Gold

2026 Year of the Horse: Your Swing Ignites Gold

As the Year of the Horse 2026 charges forward, JOOLA celebrates the spirit that defines both the game and the journey behind it, strength in motion, freedom of expression, and the relentless drive to improve. In Asian culture, the horse symbolizes endurance, loyalty, and progress, mirroring the path of every athlete shaped by dedication and the support of those who run beside them. This year honors momentum built over time, and the lessons, discipline, and belief that transform sustained effort into excellence.

Selling out in less than twenty-four hours, the limited-edition JOOLA Year of the Horse Perseus Pro IV embodies that spirit. Designed for players who move with purpose and compete with gratitude, it delivers power, precision, and connection in every swing. More than a paddle, it is a tribute to the journey, past, present, and future, reminding us that gold is not simply won, but ignited through effort, trust, and forward motion.

As the new year begins, we reached out to some of our pros to learn who they would honor as the people who helped them rise on a journey that is still unfolding.



“Before I learned how to win, I learned how to keep going. My mum was always there-early mornings, late nights, silent prayers.

She never asked for credit, only that I tried my best. Every swing I take carries her strength, her patience, her love.

This year, I run forward with gratitude. Because she ran with me long before anyone else did.”

Zoey Wang






“This journey was never mine alone.

I didn't come from much, and it was never easy. When others doubted me, my dad never wavered.

This year of the hourse, I honour him with the JOOLA Perseus Pro IV special edition - for running this journey with me, and for being my strength when I had none.”

— Ken Tam




“I’m grateful for my mum.
For every sacrifice she never talked about, and every step she walked with me — even when the journey was uncertain.

She believed before the results came,
and stood beside me through every season.

Her belief is what carries me forward”

Len Yang






“For fifteen years, I lived as a table tennis player. Pickleball became the most courageous choice of my life.

When I hesitated at the crossroads, my girlfriend stood beside me and said, 'If you don't try now, you'll regret it forever.

That sentence changed everything. This paddle is my thank you to the person who chose to believe in me first.”

— Eunggwon Kim


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