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YONEX Contract Players Win the Women’s Singles and Mixed Doubles

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 PST

Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 was held from March 15th to 20th in Basel, Switzerland.

In the women’s singles final, Indian superstar Saina Nehwal (ARC7) won over Sung Ji Hyun by 21-13 and 21-14 and it became her first title in this year.

In mixed doubles, there are three YONEX players in the final. Denmark pair Fischer (ARC10) and Pedersen (NS9900)faced a England pair, Jenny Wallwork(VT70) and Nathan Robertson. After close first game 23-21, Nielsen and Pedersen led second game 21-14 and won the first victory of this year.

YONEX Players Win the Mixed Doubles and a Japanese Pair Wins Women's Doubles

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 PST

YONEX German Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 was held from March 1st to 6th in Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany. On the March 6th, the finals of each event were held in huge crowds. In the tournament, Japanese players showed great results in Women’s Doubles, Singles and Mixed Doubles events.

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Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:35:47 PST

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Lee and Mathias/Carsten Becomes the Runner-up in Korean Open

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PST

World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei lost to Beijing Olympic gold medalist, Lin Dan, in the final of the Korea Open Super Series Premier 2011. Similarly, World No. 1 Men Doubles pair, Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen lost to home favorites Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae in the final.

YONEX Contract Players Finish 1st, 2nd in Men’s Singles Event

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PST

Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia won his 7th Malaysian Open titles

The world No.1 Lee Chong Wei (AT900PLC) and World No.2 Taufik Hidayat (ARCZSTH/ARC10) played for the title of the Men’s Singles event in the Malaysian Open 2011. In the final, Lee Chong Wei won the title with the final score of 21-8 and 21-17.

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Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PST

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2 Titles for YONEX Players at BWF Super Series Finals

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:45:03 PST

Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen won their first Super Series Final title.

Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia captured his third consecutive Super Series Final title and defended the crown in 40 minutes with 21-9, 21-14 over Peter Gade of Denmark.

In the Men’s Doubles, World No. 1 Mathias Boe(AT900-P)and Carsten Mogensen(VT70) won their first title at the Super Series Finals.

YONEX Players Clinch 3/5 Titles at Hong Kong Open Super Series

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 PST

Saina Nehwal beat the China's Wang Shixian to win the final.

India's Saina Nehwal(ARC7) defeated China's Wang Shixian with 15-21, 21-16, 21-17 and won her third Super Series title of the year. Saina became the second Indian player to win the title in Hong Kong - the first was Prakash Padukone in 1982.

World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei(AT900PLC) faced world No. 3 Taufik Hidayat(ARCZSTH) and defeated with 21-19, 21-9. This was the sixth Super Series tile of 2010 for Lee.

Taufik and Boe&Mogensen Win the Super Series Titles in France

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 PST

Taufik Hidayat wins his first Super Series title.

Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia won his first Super Series title by defeating Joachim Persson of Denmark 21-16 and 21-11.

Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen showed their supremacy as the #1 men doubles in the world by defeating Germany pairs 21-15 and 21-9 to become the French Open 2010 champions.

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Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 PST

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Lee Chong Wei Won the Super Series Masters Finals Title the Second Year in a Row

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Lee Chong Wei

YONEX SUNRISE Super Series Finals 2009 ended on December 6th. Yonex’s contracted players dominated over four out of five games, men’s and women’s singles and women’s and mixed doubles.

In the men’s singles, Lee Chong Wei(Malaysia) defeated Park Sung Hwan(Korea) in two games as score of 21-17 and 21-17. Chong Wei won this title the second year in a row and 6th the Super Series titles in this year including this victory.

Lee Chong Wei and Wong Mew Choo Advanced to the Semi-Finals

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Wong Mew Chow

YONEX SUNRISE Super Series Finals 2009, offering 500,000 US dollars in prize money, was continued to the second matches in the group A and B on December 3rd.

In the men’s singles, Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) had victory over Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia), as score of 21-6, 21-13. Chong Wei will advance to the semi-finals after two winnings in the group A. He will meet Bao Chunlai (China) in his last match of the group A today.

2009 Yonex Sunrise Super Series Masters Finals Begins

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

2009 YONEX SUNRISE Super Series Finals begins today at the Johol Baru Indoor Stadium in Malaysia. This finals total prize money would be US$500,000.

Badminton in Olympics

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:16:00 PST

Badminton is a relatively new Olympic Games sport. After being a demonstration sport in Munich in 1972, badminton became an Olympic sport in Barcelona in 1992 with the singles and doubles disciplines introduced for the first time in the Olympic Games.

Lee Chong Wei Won the First Title After His Two-Month Break for Injury

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)

On the last day In the men’s singles, Yonex`s contract players, the world No.1, Lee Chong Wei (AT900-P) and the No. 3, Peter Gade (Arc 10) fought an intense battle to become the winner of the Hong Kong Super Series Open men singles champion.

About Badminton World Championship

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:07:42 PST

The World Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for selected top ranked badminton players to compete for one of the three most prestigious title in badminton.

Lin Dan Confirms To The World That He Is Back

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:59:35 PST

The fat lady has sung and Lin Dan is back on top form by winning the China Masters 2007. After playing stressful matches for the past several days, Lin Dan has erased rumors that he lost his form and confirmed to the world that Super Lin Dan is back and ready for the World Championship 2007 in Malaysia.

Super Lin Dan Showing His Power

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:05:07 PST

After losing matches his winning streak in the Singapore Open and Sudirman Cup, Lin Dan is stepping up to the plate to live up to his title as Super Lin Dan in the China Master 2007 Super Series badminton tournament. Lin Dan fought his way in three close games to beat Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia to move up to the China Master 2007 Men's Singles final.

Badminton Rules Summary

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

A badminton match comprises the best of three games. A coin is tossed before the first game, and the winner of the toss may serve first or pick an end of the court. In Classic scoring format, only the serving side can score and the winning team needs 15 points in doubles and men's singles, or 11 in women's singles. In the new Rally Point scoring format that just recently adopted and used for major tournaments, whoever won the rally scores a point and the winning team needs 21 points to win the match.

Badminton Heating Up in the Bay Area

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:00:00 PST

SportsFocus (KICU-36 TV or Cable 6) show a coverage of badminton in the Bay Area on March 16, 2007. The coverage includes some clips of the Yonex Bay Area Open Spring 2007 and interviews of its top Bay Area junior national players.

The clip can be seen by following a link at http://www.bayareaopen.org.