When you win a World Championship, you’ve earned the right to play however you want. That’s exactly the spirit behind the Abare, the second signature bimetal from Lee Jihoo, 5A World Champion in both 2024 and 2026. The name says it all: drawn from the Japanese word for “to run around wildly,” Abare is Jihoo’s declaration that reaching the top doesn’t mean playing it safe. It means going further, and then winning again.
The boldest design choice here is the 71.5g weight, and it’s not an accident. In 5A counterweight play, collisions are inevitable and spin loss is the enemy, so Jihoo worked through prototype after prototype to land on a weight and distribution that hits hard without ever feeling heavy on the string. The result moves with a smoothness that genuinely surprises you for a throw this substantial, never sluggish, always in control. The body is machined from 7075 aluminum, one of the toughest alloys in the game, meaning it’s built to hold up through the kind of long, punishing practice sessions that world-level 5A demands. Spin power is strong, feedback is solid, and control mistakes don’t cost you the way they do on lighter throws.
This is the throw Jihoo took to the top of the podium twice. Whether you’re deep into 5A or just getting serious about counterweight play, the Abare gives you a genuine two-time champion’s tool to work with. Run wild with it!