# Who is Sundia

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Updated: 2026-09-03

The Taiwanese manufacturer behind the EVO, Magforce, Falcon and Echo, the first ball-bearing diabolo in 2005 and the magnetic bearing in 2021, and why it became the reference brand.

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 the most played diabolo in
the world, and most diabolos seen at the top competitive level in Taiwan and
Japan carry its name. 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](/product/mhd-pro-blue).

## 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, and every bearing diabolo since has followed it.
- **The stability ring.** An aluminium hub with a sharp ring, so that when
  you correct a lean the string touches one point instead of dragging along
  the cup. Introduced on the EVO, now on every Sundia model, and the reason
  the EVO became the world's 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](/guide/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](/product/echo-black) | Fixed or 3-B | Entry model for schools and first diabolos | 22 € |
| [EVO G2 and G3](/product/evo-g2-white) | Fixed or 5-B | The world standard; soft or hard cups | 40 € |
| [Magforce and Magforce NX](/product/magforce-bearing-black) | Fixed or magnetic 3-B | The flagship bearing diabolo | 42 € |
| [Falcon](/product/falcon-yellow-bearing) | 3-B | Dual-injection cups, the outdoor bearing | 55 € |
| [Fly](/product/fly-clear-white) | Fixed or 3-B | The toughest cups, built for impact | 40 € |
| [Marble](/product/marble-blue-bearing), [Shining](/product/shining-pink-bearing) | 3-B | Classic bearing models | 55 € |
| [MHD Pro](/product/mhd-pro-blue), [Soarin](/product/soarin-bronze) | Fixed or 3-B | Crew and designer signature models | 40 € |
| [EVO Ultra Light](/product/evo-ul-fog-white) | Fixed | 189 g for three and four diabolos | 40 € |
| [Micro](/product/micro-bearing) | 1-B | Yoyo-style play | 29 € |

## Sundia in Europe

[DiaboloFocus](/guide/where-to-buy-sundia), founded in Berlin in 2019 by the
professional diabolist [Guillaume Karpowicz](/guillaumekarpowicz), 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](/about) 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](/product/evo-g2-white) is where to start; the
[guides](/guide) cover the rest.

## Questions

**Where are Sundia diabolos made?**

In Taiwan, by Sundia Folk Sports and Acrobatics Products Co., Ltd. in Taipei. Design, moulding and assembly are Sundia's own; it is a diabolo company, not a juggling-equipment company with a diabolo line.

**Did Sundia invent the bearing diabolo?**

Sundia introduced the first ball-bearing diabolo in 2005 and the first magnetic bearing axle, the Magforce, in 2021. Bearing diabolos from other brands followed the 2005 design.

**Which Sundia diabolo is the most popular?**

The EVO. It is the most played diabolo in the world, in the soft-cup G2 in Europe and the hard-cup G3 in Asia, and most of the diabolos at the top competitive level in Taiwan and Japan are EVOs or their Magforce successors.

**Is Sundia a good brand?**

It is the reference brand of the sport. The stability ring, the triple-bearing and magnetic axles, the replaceable cups and the range of parts are what other manufacturers are measured against.