Who is Sundia

Sundia is a Taiwanese manufacturer that only makes diabolos and diabolo parts. It brought the first ball-bearing diabolo to market in 2005 and the first magnetic bearing axle in 2021, its EVO is one of the most played diabolos in the world, and it is widely used at the top competitive level in Taiwan and Japan. In Europe it is imported by DiaboloFocus.

A diabolo company

Most juggling manufacturers make balls, clubs, rings and a diabolo or two. Sundia (Sundia Folk Sports and Acrobatics Products Co., Ltd., Taipei) makes diabolos, sticks, string, axles, hubs, cups and LED kits, and nothing else. Taiwan is where diabolo is a school sport with national competitions, and the company grew with that scene: its models are developed with, and named after, the crews that compete there, such as the MHD Pro.

What Sundia introduced

• 2005: the ball-bearing diabolo. A one-way bearing in the axle lets the diabolo keep spinning while the string slides. It created vertical play and the long-combo style.
• The stability ring. A sharp, low-friction ring on the EVO’s cup, close to the axle, so that when you correct a lean the string touches one point instead of dragging along the cup. The other models shape the cup at a sharp angle near the centre to do the same. It is the reason the EVO became, in our view, the standard diabolo.
• The triple bearing (3-B) and five bearing (5-B) axles. The 3-B is the training standard; the 5-B was developed for one-minute competition routines.
• 2021: the magnetic bearing. The Magforce places circular magnets in the hubs and axle so the two repel, reducing friction for faster and longer spins. See EVO G2 vs G3 vs Magforce.
• Replaceable everything. Single cups, hubs, axles, bolts, washers and bearings are sold as parts, so a Sundia diabolo is repaired and upgraded rather than replaced.

The range today

Family	Axle	Character	From
Echo 2.0	Fixed or 3-B	Budget model; simpler materials, wears sooner than an EVO	24 €
EVO G2 and G3	Fixed or 5-B	The main model and our recommendation at every level; soft or hard cups	45 €
Magforce and Magforce NX	Fixed or magnetic 3-B	The flagship bearing diabolo	45 €
Falcon	3-B	Dual-injection cups, the outdoor bearing	60 €
Fly	Fixed or 3-B	The toughest cups, built for impact	40 €
Marble, Shining	3-B	Classic bearing models	60 €
MHD Pro, Soarin	Fixed or 3-B	Crew and designer signature models	40 €
EVO Ultra Light	Fixed	189 g for three and four diabolos	45 €
Micro	1-B	Yoyo-style play	29 €

Sundia in Europe

DiaboloFocus, founded in Berlin in 2019 by the professional diabolist Guillaume Karpowicz, is Sundia’s official importer for Europe and stocks the complete range with parts. Before Sundia, Guillaume was sponsored by Babache and Henrys, and switched after visiting Sundia in Taiwan; the about page tells that story.

Bottom line

Sundia is the brand that defined the modern diabolo: the stability ring, the bearing axle, the magnetic bearing and a parts system. If you are choosing your first, the EVO G2 is where to start; the guides cover the rest.