Sundia EVO G2 vs EVO G3 vs Magforce

The EVO G2 and EVO G3 are the same diabolo with different cups: soft and opaque on the G2, hard and transparent on the G3. In Europe, buy the G2. The Magforce is a different model: a bearing diabolo built around Sundia’s magnetic triple-bearing axle, and the one to buy when you want long spins.

Budget and performance, not a skill ladder

Choose a diabolo for the way you want to play, not for a minimum experience level. The EVO G2 is the one we recommend at every level, beginner to expert: its stability and smoother control make learning easier from the first session. The Echo is our budget diabolo, and the price is its advantage: to get there it uses simpler materials and looser tolerances, so it wears sooner and runs a little less steady and less smooth than an EVO. Fine for trying diabolo now and then; it is not a required step before an EVO or Magforce.

The three models

	EVO G2	EVO G3	EVO G3 5-B	Magforce	Magforce NX
Cups	Soft, solid colours	Hard, transparent	Hard, transparent	Hard, transparent	Soft, grippy
Axle	Fixed	Fixed	5-bearing	Magnetic triple bearing	Magnetic triple bearing
Weight	240 g	240 g	250 g	256 g	265 g
Size	12.7 cm cups	12.7 cm cups	12.7 cm cups	12.9 x 14.8 cm	13.0 x 15.5 cm
Best in	Cold and mild climates	Warm, humid climates	Competition routines	All-round bearing play	Bearing play, current flagship
Price	45 €	45 to 49 €	66 €	70 €	74 €

All five share the same design idea: a sharp, low-friction edge where the string meets the diabolo, a stability ring on the EVO’s cup and a sharp angle near the centre of the Magforce’s, so that when you correct a lean the string touches one point. That edge is why the EVO became one of the most played diabolos in the world.

EVO G2 or EVO G3

The cups are the only real difference.

• Soft cups (G2) keep their grip and flexibility below about 10 °C, take drops on concrete without cracking, and feel slightly slower on the string. This is the model we recommend across Europe, and the one Guillaume plays.
• Hard cups (G3) are glossier and faster in warm, humid air, which is why the G3 dominates in Taiwan and Japan. In a cold gym they lose grip and can crack on a hard drop.
• Axle compatibility. The 5-bearing axle only fits the G3’s rings and hard cups. A G2 takes the fixed and the standard triple-bearing axle.

Single cups of either kind cost 16 € (soft, hard), so a damaged EVO is repaired, not replaced.

EVO or Magforce

This is the fixed axle or bearing axle question. A fixed EVO teaches the feel of the string, is the home of the classic tricks and two-diabolo play, and costs 45 €. The Magforce spins for a long time on one pull, in one direction, and is what vertical play, long combos and grinds are built on.

Among bearings, the triple bearing (3-B) is the standard we recommend for training at every level. The 5-B was developed for one-minute competition routines in Taiwan and accelerates faster. Note that the EVO takes its own 5-B axle, a different and sturdier design from the one every other Sundia takes, and it is that other axle the 5-B’s reputation for fragility belongs to (see 3-B, 5-B or Magforce). The Magforce is a 3-B with small magnetic rings: smoother than a standard 3-B, and 2 mm larger, which steadies the rotation. It costs more, and it is the bearing we would buy for ourselves.

The Magforce Fixed (45 €, 235 g) is the same body with a fixed axle: the EVO G2’s twin with a slightly sharper edge.

Bottom line

• Fixed axle in Europe: EVO G2, 45 €.
• Fixed axle in a hot climate, or if you want a 5-B later: EVO G3.
• Bearing: Magforce, 70 €, or the Magforce NX if you want the newest body.