[Topix]　…2010/01/25
Malaysia Super Series 2010 has been held in Kuala Lumpur from Jan 19th to 24th.

Lee Chong Wei(AT900-P) won the second Super Series title in this year to defeat Boonsak Ponsana by 21-13, 21-7 in convincing fashion.

Chong Wei is looking forward to his third consecutive Super Series in this year to win the title in YONEX All England Super Series on March.

In the Men’s doubles, the pair of Koo Kien Keat(NS9900) and Tan Boon Heong(NS9900) won over a Chinese pair by 21-15, 17-21 and 21-16. Winning this title, they grabbed their first Super Series title in this year and home ground title after three long years.

Final Results:

-Men’s Singles-

[1] Lee Chong Wei [1] (MAS)
[2] Boonsak Ponsana (THA)
[3] Peter Gade [4] (DEN)- (ARC10)
[3] Tien Minh Nguyen (VIE)

-Women’s Singles-

[1] Xin Wang (CHN)
[2] Youn Joo Bae (KOR)
[3] Eriko Hirose (JPN)
[3] Yihan Wang [1] (CHN)

-Men’s Doubles-

[1] Koo Kean Keat/ Tan Boon Heong [1] (MAS)
[2] Zhendong Guo/Chen Xu [6] (CHN)
[3] Alvent Chandra/Hendra Gunawan (INA)- (AT900-P)/(ARC10)
[3] Biao Chai/Nan Zhang (CHN)

-Women’s Doubles-

[1] Jing Du/Yang Yu [2] (CHN)
[2] Jin Ma/Xiaoli Wang [1] (CHN)
[3] Eei Hui Chin/Pei Tty Wong [3] (MAS)
[3] Kyung Eun Jung/Hyun Yong Yoo (KOR)

-Mixed Doubles-

[1] Jiaming Tao/Yawen Zhang (CHN)
[2] Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Juhl (DEN)- (NS9900)
[3] Hung Ling Chen/Chia Chi Chou (TPE)
[3] Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam [8] (THA)

[Topix]　…2010/01/18
The Korea Super Series 2010 has been held in January 12 to 17th, at the Olympic Fencing Stadium in Seoul.

It was the first Super Series held in 2010, so players were looking for good start for 2010 to achieve the championship title in Korea.

The Men’s singles final was between YONEX’s contract players, the world No.1, Lee Chong Wei(AT900-P) and a defending champion, Peter Gade (ARC 10).

It was same match as the last year’s final in the Korea Super Series. In the Korean Super Series 2009, Peter Gade won the championship title against Lee Chong Wei.
In this year, 2010, Lee Chong Wei revenged Peter Gade with a score of 21-12, 21-11. Winning the Korea Super Series title, Lee Chong Wei became the first Malaysian to win a Korean Super Series title in the history.

Lee Chong Wei with this first Super Series title in 2010, he got motivation to face the challenge in this year and confidence as well.

Lee Chong Wei is looking for another title in his hometown, Malaysia Super Series, starting from 19th Jan. He is a defending champion and trying to achieve the championship title again in front of his country people.
In the Mixed doubles, the pair of Flandy Limpele, YONEX contracted player and Wen Hsing Cheng ended the third place.

The Final Results:

-Men’s Singles-

[1] Lee Chong Wei [1] (MAS)
[2] Peter Gade [2] (DEN)
[3] Jin Chen[3] (CHN)
[3] Long Chen [7] (CHN)

-Mixed Doubles-

[1] Hanbin He/Yang Yu [3] (CHN)
[2] Jaming Tao/Yawen Ahang (CHN)
[3] Flandy Limpele/Wen Hsing Cheng (INA)/(TPE)
[3] Noriyasu Hirata/Miyuki Maeda (JPN)

[Topix]　…2010/01/13
The 100th All England Open Championships special website has been renewed!!

You can find more attractive contents in this page like, “Legendary Players", “Message", “One’s to Watch For" and “100th Special Range".
Besides, another page which would be featured on Yonex Shuttlecock will be opened soon.

We hope all you would enjoy to see these pages.

Please visit here!!
And please look forward to seeing the memorial championships!!

[Topix]　…2009/12/19
Celebrating the 100th All England Open Badminton Championships, we open a special website!!

At first, we open the history page of the championships.
It’s consisted of images and history of successive halls and images of past programs from the beginning.

We are planning to add various contents one after another.
Please look forward to see the completed page on it!!

Let the world’s best badminton tournament commence...

[Topix]　…2009/12/11
The Yonex European Badminton Championships ticket sale launch event was held on December 8th in Manchester, England.

The ticket launch event was a unique public badminton exhibition in Manchester to kick off the sale of tickets for the Yonex European Individual Badminton Championships. On that day, it was announced that Yonex had agreed to sponsor 2010 European Individual Championships taking place from April 14-18th at the M.E.N Arena Manchester. The championships will be held right after 100th Yonex All England Championships, which Yonex has been a title sponsor for since 1984.

At the tickets launch event, Yonex contracted players and English youngsters, Chris Adcock and Gabrielle White showed up, and they played a series of exhibition matches with members of the public in Manchester’s Triangle Shopping Center.

Sponsoring the Yonex European Badminton Championships, Yonex have a responsibility to deliver our company mission, “To contribute to the development of the world’s social culture through sport and to surprise and delight all our customers."

Here is a picture taken at the tickets launch event.
-[Picture]Local school children meet Team England badminton stars in Manchester at ticket launch of European Badminton Championship

[Topix]　…2009/11/17
YONEX-Sunrise Hong Kong Super Series 2009 has held from November 10th to 15th at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong.

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 (ARC10) has met in the final.

After the exciting game, Chong Wei won the first title after his 2-months break for injury. The score was 21-13, 13-21 and 21-16, and Peter Gade became the runner-up.

Chong Wei will compete in the China Open and Masters Finals in the rest of the year and looking for another big title.

In mixed doubles, Nadiezda Kostiuczyk won their first ever Super Series title.


Men’s Singles
1. Lee Chong Wei (MAS)[1] - AT900-P
2. Peter Gade(DEN) [3] - ARC10
3. Kenichi Tago(JPN) - AT900-T

Men’s Doubles
2. Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen(DEN)[7] - AT900-P
3. Alvent Chandra/Hendra Gunawan(INA)[6] - AT900-P, AT900-P

Women’s Doubles
3. Eei Hui Chin/Pei Tty Wong(MAS)[1] - TI10, TI10

Mixed Doubles
1. Nadiezda Kostiuczyk/Robert Mateusiak(POL) - AT900-T
2. Nova Widianto /Liliyana Natsir (INA)[3] - AT900-P,ARC7
3. Hendra Gunawan/Vita Marissa(INA)[7]- AT900-P, MP80

[Topix]　…2009/11/02
The final games at YONEX French Open 2009 have ended on November 1st.

YONEX players, No.4 seed Taufik Hidayat (ARC 10) became a runner-up in men’s singles. The No.2 seed, Peter Gade (ARC 10) sat in third place right behind Taufik.

In the Men’s doubles, No.1 seeds pair, Markis Kido(ARC Z-Slash) and Hendra Setiawan(ARC 7) got a title of this super series following the title of YONEX OPEN JAPAN 2009. The duo of Koo Kien Keat(NS 9900) and Tan Boon Heong(NS 9900) became a runner-up after exciting three-games final between the pair of Markis and Hendra.

In the Mixed doubles, two pairs in the final are all Yonex players. The No.1 seeds pair, Nova Widianto (AT 900P) and Liliyana Natsir (ARC 7) won a victory over the other Yonex pair, Hendra Gunawan(ARC 10) and Vita Marissa(MP80) from Indonesia.

-Men’s Singles-

[1] Dan Lin [1]
[2] Taufik Hidayat [4]
[3] Peter Gade (ARC 10) [2]
[3] Jin Chen [3]

-Men’s Doubles-

[1] Markis Kido/Hnedra Setiawan [1]
[2] Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong [2]
[3] Mathias Boe(ARC 10) and Carsten Mogensen((NS 9900) [3]
[3] Junjie Sun/Jiaming Tao

-Mixed Doubles-

[1] Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir[2]
[2] Hendra Gunawan(ARC 10)/Vita Marissa(NS 9900) [7]
[3] Jiaming Tao/Vawen Zhang[8]
[3] Hanbin He/ Yang(F) Yu[5]

[Topix]　…2009/10/30
All of the 2nd round games at the YONEX French Open 2009 have ended.

YONEX players, No.2 seed Peter Gade (ARC 10) and YONEX OPEN JAPAN 2009 finalist, Taufik Hidayat (ARC 10) advanced on the quarter final. They might see each other in the semi-final.

In the women’s singles, Saina Nehwal (ARC 7)will go up against the No.1 seed, Lin Wang in the quarter final.

In the Men’s doubles, No.1 seeds pair, Markis Kido(AT 900P) and Hendra Setiawan(ARC 7) will play against another YONEX pair, M. Abdul Latif(ARC 10) and M. Mohd Tazari, who are seeded No.5. The duo of Mathias Boe(ARC 10) and Carsten Mogensen(NS 9900), and the duo of Koo Kien Keat(NS 9900) and Tan Boon Heong(NS 9900) have advanced on to the quarter final as well.

In the Women’s doubles, No.1 seeds, Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty will move on to the quarter final. An English pair, Jenny Wallwork and Gabrielle White, upset No. 6 seeded pair by 13-21, 25-23, 21-11.


Results:

-Men’s Singles 2nd Round-

Peter Gade[2] def.Kenichi Tago ,21-18, 21-15
Taufik Hidayat[4] def. M.Hashim , 21-12, 21-17

-Women’s Singles 2nd Round-

Saina Nehwal[8] def. Pui Yin Yip, 21-15, 21-14

-Men’s Doubles 2nd Round-

Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan[1] def. Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata, 16-21, 21-13, 21-14
M. Abudul Latif/M. Mohd Tazari[5] def. Michael Fuchs/Ingo kinderbater, 21-18, 21-18
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen[3] def. Rupesh Kumar/Sanave Thomas, 15-21,21-13, 21-12
Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong[2] def. Marcus Ellis/peter Mills, 21-11, 21-17

-Women’s Doubles 2nd Round-

Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty[1] def. Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa, 21-19, 21-14
Jenny Wallwork/Gabrielle White def. S.Irawati/Meliana Jauhari[6], 13-21, 25-23, 21-11

-Mixed Doubles 2nd Round-

H. Gunawan/Vita Marissa[7] def. Kurniawan Teng Fran/Zebadiah Bernadet Pia, 21-12, 21-18
Koo Kien Keat/Wong Pei Tty def. Wouter Claes/Nathalie Descamps, 17-21, 21-8, 21-15
Diju Valiyaveetil/Jwala Gutta[6] def. Dean George/Samantha Ward, 19-21, 21-10, 21-16
Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir[2] def. Lahardi Devin/Lita Nurlita, 25-23, 21-17

[Topix]　…2009/10/28
YONEX French Open 2009 is held at Pierre De Coubertin Stadium from October 27th to November 1st. YONEX has been a sponsor of this tournament for several years.

YONEX players, No.2 seeds Peter Gade (ARC 10), YONEX OPEN JAPAN 2009 finalist, Taufik Hidayat (ARC 10), Sony Dwi Kuncoro ( AT 900P ) and the winner of the Denmark super series 2009 last week, Simon Santoso( AT 900P ) will be appeared in the men’s singles. In the doubles, a top seeds pair of Markis Kido(ARC Z-Slash)/ Hendra Setiawan(ARC 7) and the world fastest smash hitter’s pair, Koo Kien Keat(NS 9900) and Tan Boon Heong(NS 9900) are aiming next title.

Here are some pictures from the stadium, so please feel the Yonex French Open 2009!!


Top Seeded Players

Men’s Singles
-Peter Gade (Den)[2]
-Taufik Hidayat (INA)[4]
-Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA)[5]

Women’s Singles
- Saina Nehwal (ARC 7) (IND)[8]

Men’s Doubles
-Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (INA)[1]
-Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS)[2]
- Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (Den)[3]
-Mohd Zakry Latif/Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari (MAS)[5]
-Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen (DEN)[6]

Women’s Doubles
-Eei Hui Chin/Pei Tty Wong (MAS)[1]
-Jauhari Meiliana/Irawati Puspa(INA)[6]

Mixed Doubles
-Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir (INA)[2]
-Thomas Laybourn (DEN)[3]
-Joachim Fischer-Nielsen/Christina Pedersen (DEN) [4]
- Diju Valiyaveetil (IND)[6]

[Topix]　…2009/10/22
Yonex received a comment about the new racquet, ArcSaber Z-Slash, from Chris Adcock, a young English man.

Chris Adcock is just 20 years old and one of the successful men’s doubles players in England. He won 12 notional titles while he was a junior player, making his record the most successful English Junior Badminton history. He is now sitting in 22nd place in the men’s doubles and mixed doubles and looking to win gold medals in the London 2012 Olympic Games held in his hometown.

Chris Adcock’s comment to ArcSaber Z-Slash below:

-The new Yonex ArcSaber Z-Slash, feels great to play with. It has good balance throughout the racket which helps me with my defensive stokes. It is light and very fast through the air and means I can produce more power with all my overhead strokes which has made a great difference to my game.

Feel ArcSaber Z-Slash!!

[Topix]　…2009/10/22
Test Outline:
Yonex had the ArcSaber Z-Slash’s measurement test with the world top players in Tokyo.

Test Place:
The Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium’s sub arena
(the same place the YONEX OPEN JAPAN was held)

Test Date:
September 26th, 2009

The Fastest Speed Record and Record Holder:
421km/h by Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia)

Other Test Players:
Kido Markis (Indonesia), Nova Widianto (Indonesia), Koo Kien Keat (Malysia)

Test Racquet:
ArcSaber Z-Slash

The world's top speed smasher in the world, Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia) has recorded the world fastest smash, 421 km/h. The Arc Saber Z-Slash was used by six top world players in the YONEX OPEN JAPAN 2009, including the men’s doubles champion, Kido Markis and men’s singles runner-up, Taufik Hidayat.

The new technology and the slim body vastly reduce air resistance and give players a super fast swing and smash.

Smash the fastest speed ever!!

[Topix]　…2009/10/16
The Jiangsu team which Yonex has just become their sponsor last month, made their debut at the National Games of the People’s Republic of China and won the victories in both men's and women's tournament.

People regard this big event as "Chinese Olympic Games", which is held every 4 year. This year is the 60 years anniversary of founding of People's Republic of China, the tournament seems to be more exciting.

On October 13th, Jiangsu team defeated Guangdong team with a 3-1 victory in badminton women's team competition. It was a close match and lasted 4 hours to win the victory at all. This is the first victory for Jiangsu women's team in this 16 years.

As for the men's tournament, Jiangsu team won over Fujian team with a straight set, and achieved to win four consecutive victories for the first time in this championship.

Mr. Sun, who is the head coach of the Jiangsu Badminton Team said, "I didn't think that we can win the gold medal so easily. Compared to the last championship, the younger players have improved their performances very much and I'm very happy with that."

The individual match is being held at present.

[Topix]　…2009/10/09
It has been about two weeks since Taufik Hidayat became runner-up in the YONEX OPEN JAPAN 2009 men’s singles. He used Yonex’s new model, ArcSaber Z-Slash, and used it to give the Japanese fans fantastic games to watch during the tournament.

We have received valuable comments from this world top player about ArcSaber Z-Slash.

If you would like to know more about ArcSaber Z-Slash, take a look at Taufik’s comments.

You can see his comments here and click on “Impression" on the right!!

[Topix]　…2009/10/01
On September 29, Jiangsu Badminton Team has been agreed to sign a contract with Yonex as a title sponsor and we had a press conference at the Nanjing Sport Institute.

Jiangsu Badminton Team is the best team in China, most national team members belong to the team, like Cai Yun (Beijing Olympics men's doubles silver medalist), Chen Jin (Beijing Olympics men's singles bronze medalist) and Lu Lan (One of the member of Thomas and Uber Cup champion). This team also has turned out 15 world champions and 3 Olympic gold medalists so far.

The president of Nanjing Sport Institute, Mr. Zhang said, "The best sponsor is going to support us, we have to show the best performance."
"Jiangsu Badminton Team will make their debut as "Jiangsu Yonex" at the National Games of the People's Republic of China, which will be held from October 8th to 18th.

Mr. Zhang (The president of Nanjing Sport Institute), Mr. Sun (The head coach of the Jiangsu Badminton Team) and the badminton players attended this press conference.
There were 10 medias including 5 newspaper companies and 2 televisions.

[Topix]　…2009/09/19
Yonex has created a badminton racquet to keep up with the ever increasing speed of the badminton game.
By focusing on our flagship technologies Yonex has created the ArcSaber Z-Slash, a new model allowing players with an aggressive playing style, to smash with the fastest swing speeds possible.
The "Z-Slash" is the first of a new generation of slim racquets that, just like professional athletes, carry no extra fat for the ultimate in performance.

The "Z-Slash" features three dimensions of technology to bring out a player’s maximum potential. In testing one of the world’s leading players achieved a smash speed of 414 km/h.*

Why not experience these amazing smash speeds for yourself?

Z-Slash: 'Z' is the third unknown quantity after 'X' and 'Y'.
'Slash' represents the lightning as the racquet cuts through the air.

You can smash with immense speed!!

*Data from nac Image Technology Inc.

[Topix]　…2009/08/31
The Yonex Chinese Taipei Open 2009 has been ended. It has been held for five days long from August 25th to 30th.

In the mixed doubles, three of all four players left in the final were Yonex contracted players.

The world number seven Indian pairs, Diju Valiyaveetil(ARC 10) and Jwala Gutta defeated the Indonesian duo of Hendra Aprida Gunawan (AT900P), ) and Vita Marissa (MP 88), by 24-22, 21-18. By this wining, they became the first Indian mixed doubles pair to win a Grand Prix Gold title.

While Vita Marissa (MP 88) became a runner-up in the women’s doubles as well, so all together, she had two silvers in the just one championship.

-Men’s Singles-

1. Tien Minh Nguyen (VIE) [3]
2. Choong Hann Wong (MAS) [6]
3. Taufik Hidayat-ARC10 (INA) [1]
3. Muhammad Hafiz Hashim-AT900P (MAS) [15]

-Women’s Singles-

1. Shao Chieh Cheng (TPE)
2. Seung Hee Bae (KOR)
3. Ya Ching Hsu (TPE)
3. Sayaka Sato (JPN)

-Men’s Doubles-

1.Hong-Ling Chen/Yu Lang Lin (TPE)
2.Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama/Wai Hong Wong (HKG)
3.Alvent Yulianto Chandra / Hendra Aprida Gunawan-AT 900P (INA) [3]
3.Howard Bach/Tony Gunawan(USA)

-Women’s Doubles-

1.Wei Yang/Jiewen Zhang (CHN) [4]
2.Vita Marissa-MP 88 (INA)/Mona Santoso (USA)
3.Mi Young Kim/ Hyo Jung Lee (KOR) [6]
3.Ling Gao/ Yili Wei (CHN) [5]

-Mixed Doubles-

1.Diju Valiyaveetil (ARC 7)/ Jwala Gutta (IND) [3]
2.Hendra Aprida Gunawan-AT 900P/Vita Marissa-MP 88
3.Peng Soon Chan/Liu Ying Goh(MAS)
4.Tontowi Ahmad/Richi Puspita(INA)

[Topix]　…2009/08/29
Today, we will finally see who will be the finalists in Yonex Chinese Taipei Open 2009.

In the Men’s singles, Yonex players, Taufik Hidayat (ARC 10) and Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (Armortec 900 Power), advanced in the semi-final.

Taufik Hidayat won the third place in Yonex all England Super Series 2009 and won Yonex-Sunrise India Open Gold GP 2009. The other semi-finalist, Hafiz Hashim has never won a big title since he has won the Yonex all England Open 2003 title. It has been for a while since Hafiz Hashim has reached this latest stage in the big tournaments. It is now the time to rise back for him. He will be against Tien Minh Nguyen from Vietnam in the semi-final.

In the doubles, a pair of Hendra Aprida Gunawan (Armortec 900 Power), and Vita Marissa (MP 88), advanced to the semi-final match in the Yonex Chinesee Taipei Open 2009 as well. They defeated the No.4 seeded duo, Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama and Hoi Wah Chau from Hong Kong in the quarterfinal.


-Men’s singles Quarterfinlas-
Taufik Hidayat def. Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 19-21,21-11,21-18
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim def. Andre Kumiawan Tedjono 21-12,21-12

-Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals-
Hendra Aprida Gunawan/Vita Marrisa def. Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama/ Hoi Wah Chau 20-22,21-15,21-19

[Topix]　…2009/08/28
We are pleased to announce that Yonex Co. Ltd. has reached an agreement with Badminton Pam American Confederation (BPAC) to become the official equipment sponsor.

This significant agreement was announced at a press conference on the 21st August in Puerto Rico.

We are delighted to have come to such an agreement with Badminton Pam American Confederation (BPAC) and this reflects our position as a major contributor to the world of badminton. Yonex Co. Ltd. are the official equipment sponsors to; Badminton World Federation, Badminton Asia and Badminton Europe and are proud to announce the addition of Badminton Pam American Confederation (BPAC) to the list.

It is clear to see that the BPAC are showing their intentions to grow the sport of Badminton in the 30 associated member countries. This will ensure a wider population is reached and boost the profile of Badminton.

Our commitment with BPAC is to support the growth of Badminton and develop players from Pan America in order to compete for Olympic medals and on the international stage.

[Topix]　…2009/08/26
YONEX Open Chinese Taipei has been held at Hsinchuang Stadium, Taipei from August 24th to August 30th.

Today, August 26th,2009 was the first round of championship.

Last year, at the Yonex Open Chinese Taipei 2008, Yonex players, Simon Santoso(AT 900P) won Men’s singles title. Saina Nehwal(ARC 10) became a championship winner in women’s singles. In doubles, the pair of Mathias Boe(ARC 10) and Carsten Mogensen((NS 9900) won the Men’s doubles title and the duo of Wen Hsing Cheng and Chien Yu Chin(AT 900P)reached to the top of Women’s doubles.

This year, a Yonex contracted player, Taufik Hidayat (ARC 10) appeared in the first round today as a Men’s singles No.1 seeds. His first game is against Chun Seang Tan from Malaysia.

In this championship, a new mix-doubles pair has been tested.

A Yonex player, Liliyana Natsir (Armortec 800 DF)will be paired with a new player at Yonex Open Chinese Taipei 2009, she has played with a longtime partner, Nova Widianto (AT 900P), and however, Nova is not playing this tournament because he said he is too old to compete at the highest level. Liliyana Natsir is paired with Muhammad Rijal instead of Nova at this championship.

The pair of Liliyana and Nova had been competed since 2004 and they were one of the best doubles mixed duo in the world. They have won 13 tournament titles including world championship titles in 2005 and 2007. They have also won the silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

[Topix]　…2009/08/24
Men’s singles, a YONEX player, Lee Chong Wei (Armortec 900 Power), , the world No 1, had a straight game won over Wong Choong Hann on August 23rd. He scored 21-15, 21-19 and it is his first Macau Open title.

Last year, Chong Wei lost at the final against Taufik Hidayat (ArcSaber 10). Chong Wei defeated Taufik in the semi-final 21-18, 22-20. This title became his revenge to last year.

While Men’s doubles games Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong, the world No 2 pair, defeated a duo of Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah with 21-14, 17-21, 21-12.


-Men’s Singles Final-

1.Lee Chong Wei(MAS)
2.Choong Hann Wong(MAS)
3.Taufik Hidayat(INA)
3.Jin Chen(CHN)

-Men’s Doubles Final-

1.Koo Kien Keat(MAS)/Tan Boon Heong(MAS)
2.Choong Tan Fook(MAS)/Lee Wan Wah(MAS)
3.Wifqi Windarto(INA)/Afiat Yuris Wirawan(INA)
3.Biao Chai(CHN)/Nan Zhang(CHN)

YONEX Chinese Taipei Gold Grand Prix is started from tomorrow.
There are many YONEX players in the competitions, so please check their exciting games.

[Topix]　…2009/08/22
These are articles from the Times of India about an India’s best hope during YONEX-Sunrise BWF World championships 2009.

A badminton young star player, Saina Nehwal(ARC 7) in India also played in the World Championships in her home country. She advanced in the quarterfinals. However, she could not reach to the semi-finals after the game against No.2 seed, Wang Lin from China as score of 16-21, 19-21.

A 23-year old, Saina Nehwal is positioned at No.7 in the world ranking at this moment. She will play in the Yonex Open Japan 2009 on September, so don’t miss this young superstar from India.


-Women’s Singles-
Wang Lin beats Saina Nehwal (ARC 7) 21-16, 21-19.

[Topix]　…2009/08/22
Yonex new badminton racquet, "ArcSaber Z-Slash" information has been unveiled.

It is now time, for the "Z" to move in search of unknown speeds.
2009, Yonex leaves it mark on history again, in the world's fastest racquet sport - Badminton.

This is totally pushing the boundaries of speed.

[Topix]　…2009/08/21
Although the Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Championships was over, we would like to introduce some interesting things about players.

Taufik Hidayat (ArcSaber 10), a No 4 seed Yonex Player, won third place at the championship. He even had his birthday during the games, and Yonex staff celebrated his birthday as a family. We had great time with him in India. Please check out some pictures of Taufik.

We always support Yonex contracted players.

[Topix]　…2009/08/18
Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Championships has ended on August 16th.

There were many exciting games in Hyderabad, India. On the last day of the championships, 2,500 audiences crowded a stadium. The total audience in this championship was 10,000 counted.

On the finals, players are coming from a huge case of Yonex shuttle-cock. There are some pictures on the left, so please check them out.

In the mixed doubles, a duo of Kamila Rytter Juhl and Thomas Layborn (NS9900) won the world championship title, and a pair of Nova Widianto (Armortec 900 Power) and Liliyana Natsir (Armortec 800 DF) finished the championships as a runner-up.

-Men’s Singles-

1.Dan Lin (CHN)[5]
2.Jin Chen (CHN)[2]
3.Taufik Hidayat (INA)[4] - Arc10
3.Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA)[6] - AT900P

-Women’s Singles-

1.Lan Lu (CHN)[7]
2.Xingfang Xie (CHN)[5]
3.Hongyan PI (FRA)[8]
3.Lin Wang (CHN)[2]

-Men’s Doubles-

1.Yun Cai/ Haifeng Fu (CHN)[5]
2.Jae Sung Jung/ Young Dae Lee (KOR)[4]
3.Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/ Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (MAS)[8] - Arc10
3.Koo Kien Keat/ Boon Heong Tan (MAS)[2] - NS9900, TI10

-Women’s Doubles-

1.Yawen Zhang/ Tingting Zhao (CHN)[9]
2.Shu Cheng/ Yunlei Zhao (CHN)[2]
3.Jing Du/ Yang (F) Yu (CHN)[5]
3.Jin Ma/ Xiaoli Wang (CHN)[6]

-Mixed Doubles-

1.Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)[7] - NS9900
2.Nova Widiant/ Liliyana Natsir (INA)[2] - AT900P, AT800DF
3.Yong Dae Lee/ Hyo Jung Lee (KOR)[1]
3.Joachim Fischer Nielsen/ Christinna Pedersen (DEN)[6]

[Topix]　…2009/08/11
On the first day of the championships, many Yonex contracted players showed up. An Olympic silver medalist, Lee Chong Wei (Armortec 900 Power), and Wong Mew Choo (Armortec 900 Power) advanced to next stage easily.

In the men's single, Lee Chong Wei had 21-14, 21-10 victory over Dieter Domke in 25 minutes straight. While the women's singles, Wong Mew Choo defeated Shannon Pohl 21-4, 21-6 in just 19 minutes. Yulianti Maria Kristin (Armortec 900 Technique) steps into the second round as well.

Another Yonex contracted player, No.3 seed, Peter Gade (ArcSaber 10) had an easy game, he finished a game with 21-11, 21-16. Now, he is looking for his first world title.

Here are some pictures inside of the stadium, so please check them out!


-Men's Singles 1st round-
Lee Chong Wei(MAS) def. Dieter Domke(GER), 21-14, 21-10.
Peter Gade(DEN) def. Valeriy Atrashchenkov (UKR), 21-11, 21-16.

-Women's Singles 1st round-
Wong Mew Choo(MAS) def. Shannon Pohl(USA), 21-4, 21-6.
Yulianti Maria Kristin(INA) def. Sophia Hansson(SWE), 21-6, 21-2.

[Topix]　…2009/08/10
Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Championships 2009 in Hyderabad, India is hosted by Badminton Association of India from 10th to 16th August 2009. All of world’s top players compete for the title of World Champion. Yonex is going to be a title sponsor of this championship game and support the game and players.

Yonex contracted men’s singles player; Lee Chong Wei (Armortec 900 Power), Peter Gade (ArcSaber 10) and Taufik Hidayat (ArcSaber 10) are competing in this championship. Wong Mew Choo and Yulianti Maria Kristin are showing up this championship as well. Nova Widianto (Armortec 900 Power) and Liliyana Natsir (Armortec 800 DF) are join in mixed doubles as a world top ranking duo.


We will update latest game results, so please come back to our homepage again.

[Topix]　…2009/07/21
Yonex will release the new ArcSaber racquet named, "ArcSaber Z-Slash".

We would like to inform you more details on yonex.com soon.

ArcSaber Z-Slash will take your smash to another level.

[Topix]　…2009/07/16
Today we are introducing the racquets from the Nanospeed and Arcsaber series.
Here are some comments from Yonex contracted players about the NS9900 racquets and ARC7 and 10.

NANOSPEED SERIES (NS)
The NS is an ultra-lightweight racquet that is thinner, stronger and more stable than an ordinary racquet for maximum power and speed.

Kido Markis told us, “I like how I can hit fast drives with the NS9900. It also handles well."

ARCSABER(ARC)
The ARC series provides durability and the benefits of improved flexibility allowing the frame to return back to its original shape faster. At the point of impact the elasticity of the frame holds the shuttle on the string-bed for enhanced control.

ARC7
Hendra Setiwan reviews ARC 7, "ARC7 handles well, especially when you are on defense."
Widianto Nova also told us about ARC7. "ARC7 is great. The weight and balance are perfect."

ARC10
Peter Gade and Hidayat Tauflk gave us comments for ARC10. Both said "The quality of ARC10 overall is excellent." Mohd Zakry added a comment about it. "ARC 10 has elasticity and it handles well. It especially has great maneuverability."

Check out Nanospeed and Arcsaber Series racquets at store near you.

[Topix]　…2009/07/14
Players' Comments for AT Series!!

Yonex contracted players gave us some comments about their racquets. Above all, today, we would like to introduce the comments for AT Series.
AT Series develops players' much more powerful shots. Yonex technology, "Power Armor System" integrates the principals of gravitational acceleration and the high-replusion properties of Titanuim. Armortec racquets generate more speed, better face stability and provide a robust 'metalic feel' on impact.

Lee Chong Wei (MAS) and Santoso Simon (INA) said about their racquets, "Armortec 900 Power is great and comfortable to use it." They seem to really like it. Especially, Santoso said that he could feel a good balance with Armortec 900 Power.

Meanwhile, Women's Singles Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA) is using Armortec 900 Technique. She explained her racquet as "AT 900 T satisfies me at the point of its weight, elasticity, and balance."

Ahsan Mohammad also gave us comment for Armortec 900 Technique. ""AT900T is the best quality ever because of its handling and power of smash. It’s perfect racquet so far."

Please try these racuqets to achieve more powerful shots!!

[Topix]　…2009/06/29
Top seeded Lee Chong Wei (ARMORTEC 900 POWER) who won the Indonesian Open last week, got another crown at the Yonex-Sunrise Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold at the Bandaraya Stadium in Johor Baru on Sunday.
Chong Wei faced the world junior champion Cheng Long at the final and won over his opponent with a 21-16, 21-19 victory in just 32 minutes.
The current world No.1 was strong enough to defeat Cheng Long, Chong Wei made 21 smash winners while Cheng did only 7.
This was Chong Wei’s fourth Open title this year.

-Malaysia also gets MD title-

Lee Chong Wei was not the only one who won the title of the tournament in a home country.
In Men's Double, Malaysian Tan Boon Heong (Ti10), Koo Kien Keat (NS 9900) defeated their fellow with a 21-11, 21-13 victory.
2nd seeded pair showed local fans a landslide victory and needed just 21 minutes to defeat their opponents.
Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong made 15 smash winners, 15 net winners, 6 clear winners, which are all more than twice as much as their opponent did.

[Topix]　…2009/06/22
Djarum Indonesia Open has held from June 16 to June 21 at the Istora GBK Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.
5 finals were taken place on Sunday, the most exciting game of the day was the men’s final. Local superstar Taufik Hidayat (ArcSaber 10) met World No.1 Lee Chong Wei (ARMORTEC 900 POWER) to fight for the men's singles title.
However, Taufik couldn’t play powerful enough like Chong Wei did. Chong Wei played really precisely and didn’t give any points to Taufik from 12-9 of the 1st set.
At the beginning of the 2nd set, Taufik lead by a score of 7-1 but Chong Wei came from behind after all and became the decider in just 31 minutes.
This is Chong Wei’s second Indonesian Open title and his third Super Series title.

In the Women’s singles final, Saina Nehwal (ArcSaber 7) defeted China’s Wong Lin with a 12-21, 21-18, 21-9 victory. This is her first Super Series Singles title.

-Winners-

Men’s Singles
1. Taufik Hidayat (INA)[2] - Arc10
2. Lee Chong Wei (MAS) [1] - AT900P
3. Sony Dwi Kuncoro [4] - AT900P

Women’s Singles
1. Saina Nehwal [6] - Arc7

Men’s Doubles
3. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (INA)[1] - AT900P, NS9900
3. Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS)[3] - NS9900, Ti10

Women’s Doubles
1. Eei Hui Chin/Pei Tty Wong [1] - Ti10, NS9000

Mixed Doubles
3. Thomas Laybourn (DEN) - NS9900

[Topix]　…2009/05/26
Yonex and Badminton Association of Malaysia agreed to a new contract which extends Yonex sponsorship for the term through London Olympics.
Yonex has been the official sponsor of BAM's National & National back-up Squads, BAM Youth Squad, Coaches and Officials. And also, Yonex has continued to being the supplier of all goods used in the game of badminton including racquets, clothing, accessories andequipment under the brand name "YONEX" .

As you know, Malaysia National Team advanced to the semi finals at the Sudirman Cup this month, and they showed us not only world's top performances but also a potential to be the world No.1 team in the world.
There are lot of attractive badminon players from Malaysia such as Lee Chong Wei, and we are thrilled to support them through the Olympics.

-Main players who belong to Malaysia National Team-

・Lee Chong Wei (Men's Singles World Ranking No. 1*)
Swiss Open Super Series 2009 Winner
Malaysia Super Series 2009 Winner

・Wong Mew Choo (Women's Singles Wolrd Ranking No.14*)
Yonex-Sunrise India Open Gold GP 2009 Quarter-Finalist
Singapore Super Series 2008 Semi-Finalist

・Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty (Women's Doubles World Ranking No.1*)
Swiss Open Super Series 2009 Quarter-Finalist
Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Super Series 2008 Semi-Finalist

・Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong (Men's Doubles World Rnaking No.3*)
Swiss Open Super Series 2009 Winner
Yonex All England Super Series 2009 Quarter-Finalist


*World Ranking = As of May 21, 2009

[Topix]　…2009/05/08
One of the hottest event of the badminton tournament, the Sudirman Cup is going to be held from the next Sunday.

We have renewed the Yonex Star Players' Photo Album & Wallpaper, please download and utilize them for lots of fun!!

Please suppourt them in the coming Sudirman Cup!!

[Topix]　…2009/03/30
Yonex Sunrise India Open had been held from March 24th to March 29th in Hyderabad, India. On Sunday, last day of the tournament, finals for each event were taken place at the C M G Balyogi Stadium.
In Men’s Singles, Indonesian Taufik Hidayat (ArcSaber 10) won the India Open title in 30 minutes with a 21-18, 21-19 victory over Hasim Muhammad Hafiz of Malaysia.
Former Olympic champion, Hidayat had enough experience with him to defeat 10 seeded Hashim. This victory became Taufik’s first title in this year, and seventh career title.
Taufik receives an award of $ 120,000 by this victory.

Tournament Results [Winners]

-Men's Singles-
1. Taufik Hidayat (INA)[2]
2. Hasim Muhammad Hafiz (MAS)[10]
3. Chen Long (CHN)
3. Tommy Sugiarto (INA)

-Men's Doubles-
1. Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah (MAS) [1]
2. Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Hendra Wijaya (SIN)
3. Joko Riyadi (INA)[5]/Candra Wijaya (INA)
3. Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan (INA)

-Women's Singles-
1. Hongyan Pi (FRA)[1]
2. Wong Julia Pei Xian (MAS)[5]
3. Yu Hirayama (JPN)[6]
3. Beiwen Zhang (SIN)

-Women's Doubles-
1. Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli (CHN)
2. Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati (INA)
3. Jwala Gutta/Shruti Kurian (IND)[3]
3. Jo Novita/Endang Nursugianti (INA)

-Mixed Doubles-
1. Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa (INA) [3]
2. Diju Valiyaveetil/Jwala Gutta (IND) [2]
3. Tantowi Ahmad/Puspita Richi Dili (INA)
3. Ong Jien Guo/Chong Sook Chin (MAS)

[Topix]　…2009/03/19
A new agreement which extends Yonex sponsorship of All England to 2014 was announced on March 5th.
We, Yonex have been the title sponsor of the All England for 26 consecutive years, and with this extension we will become the longest ever title sponsors in sports in the United Kingdom by 2014.

At the press confernece, Adrian Christy, Chief Executive of BADMINTON England, said: "We are delighted to be continuing such a successful partnership. The All England is the oldest and most prestigious tournament in world badminton."

Paul Jepson, Managing Director of Yonex UK, said: "Yonex, are proud to be associated with these magnificent championships and we are delighted to continue this long and successful partnership with BADMINTON England.
"The name Yonex is now synonymous with The All England and long may it continue. I know the founder of the Yonex Company, Mr Minoru Yoneyama, will be here again this week and so it is with perfect timing that we announce this good news to you today."

We are very excited to continue our sponsorship of this world class event for another 5 years!!

Please visit BADMINTON England for more details.

[Topix]　…2009/03/17
Yonex 2009 badminton products are all available on our web page. Yonex star players have already been using these items in the major tournaments.
We are going to deliver more attracrtive racquets this year!!

Please visit each page for compelete information!!

*2009 Badminton Racquets
*2009 Badminton Shoes
*2009 Badminton Clothing
*2009 Badminton Bag
*Accessory
*String
*New Shuttlecocks
*New Stringing Machine

[Topix]　…2009/03/02
YONEX GERMAN OPEN had been held through last week in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Yonex has sponsored this big badminton event since 1986. This year was the 23rd times for Yonex which has been the main and title sponsor of the tournament.
Yonex founder and honorary chairman Minoru Yoneyama also visited this tournament to Germany on Saturday and Sunday.

Local hope Xu Huaiwen - Semi Finalist
German’s Xu Huaiwen (ArcSaber 7) got a standing ovation from her home fans even after she lost the match against Wang Yihan (CHN) at the semi-finals on Saturday. After Xu defeated Japanese Sayaka Sato easily in the quarter-finals, she faced Wang Yihan of China.
2nd seeded Xu recovered in the 2nd set, winning the set 21-19 with 7 consecutive points, however, she couldn’t have enough energy to get the 3rd set.

Tournament Results - Women’s Singles Semi-finals:
Yihan Wang (CHN)[6] def. Xu Huaiwen (GER)[2], 21-18, 19-21, 21-10.

Tournament Results [Winners]

Men's Singles
1. Bao Chunlai (CHN)[1]
2. Gong Weijie (CHN)
3. Eric Pang (NED)[7]
3. Chen Long (CHN)

Men's Doubles
1. Lee Yong Dae/Shin Baek Cheol (KOR) [5]
2. Kenichi Hayakawa/Kenta Kazuno (JPN)
3. Howard Bach/Tony Gunawan (USA) [6]
3. Chris Adcock/Robert Blair (ENG) [2]

Women's Singles
1. Wang Yihan (CHN) [6]
2. Zhu Lin (CHN) [1]
3. Judith Meulendijks (NED)
3. Xu Huaiwen (GER) [2]

Women's Doubles
1. Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) [3]
2. Pan Pan/Tian Qing (CHN)
3. Lee Hyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won (KOR) [1]
3. Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung (KOR) [2]

Mixed Doubles
1. Xu Chen/Zhao Yunlei (CHN)[5]
2. Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (CHN)
3. Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyong Jung (KOR) [1]
3. Flandy Limpele (INA)/Anastasia Russkikh (RUS)

[Topix]　…2009/01/19
The 2nd super series of 2009, Yonex Korea Open was held in Seoul from Jan. 13th to 18th. The finals took place on last Sunday and the stadium was full with 5,000 excited badminton fans.

At the men's singles final, World No.1 Lee Chong Wei (ARMORTEC 900 POWER ) played Denmark's Peter Gade (ArcSaber 10). This meeting was exactly same as the final of Yonex-Sunrise BWF Super Series Masters Finals which was held in last year.
However, this time, 32-year-old Peter's experience upset top seeded Chong Wei. Peter defeated Malaysian with a 21-18, 10-21, 21-17 in 53 minutes.

Tournament Results

Men's Singles

1. Peter Gade (DEN)
2. Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
3. Przemyslaw Wacha (POL)
3. Santoso Simon (INA)

Women's Singles

1. Tine Rasmussen (DEN)
2. Hongyan Pi (FRA)
3. Zhou Mi (HKG)
3. Wang Chen (HKG)

Men's Doubles

1. Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
2. Jung Jea Sung/Lee Yong Dae (KOR)
3. Fang Chieh Min/Lee Sheng Mu (TPE)
3. Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen (DEN)

Women's Doubles

1. Cheng Wen Hsing/Chien Yu Chin (TPE)
2. Lee Hyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won (KOR)
3. Gao Ling/ Wei Yili (CHN)
3. Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen (CHN)

Mixed Doubles

1. Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung (KOR)
2. Anugritayawon Songphon/Voravichitchaikul Kunchala (THA)
3. Diju V/Jwala Gutta (IND)
3. Wiratama Yohan Hadikusumo/Chau Hoi Wah (HKG)

[Topix]　…2008/12/22
From December 18th to 21st, Yonex-Sunrise BWF Super Series Masters Finals was held at Likas Sports Complex in Malaysia.
December 21st, the last day of the tournament, the finals took place and Malaysia got the 3 titles in Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and Women’s Doubles respectively.

In Men’s Singles, World No.1 and also top seeded Lee Chong Wei (ARMORTEC 900 POWER) defeated Danish Peter Gade (ArcSaber 10) at the final with 21-8, 21-16 in just 33 minutes. They had faced in the group stage in this tournament and it was the same results as well.
Chong Wei got the US$40,000 in prize money.

Three titles for Malaysia
Chong Wei was not the only one Malaysian who won the title in this tournament.
In Men’s Doubles, Koo Kien Keat (Ti 10) and Tan Boon Heong (Ti 10) needed only 37 minutes to defeat Koreans.

While in Women’s Doubles, Chin Eei Hui (Ti 10) and Wong Pei Tty (Ti 10) won the victory against Indonesia’s Vita Marissa (Muscle Power 80) and Liliyana Natsir (Armortec 800 DF) in 34 minutes.

Tournament Results

Men’s Singles
1. Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
2. Peter Gade (DEN)
3. Taufik Hidayat (INA)
3. Kuncoro Sony Dwi (INA)

Women’s Singles
1. Zhou Mi (HKG)
2. Wang Chen (HKG)
3. Nehwal Saina (IND)
3. Tine Rasmussen (DEN)

Men’s Doubles
1. Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS)
2. Jung Jea Sung/Lee Yong Dae (KOR)
3. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (INA)
3. Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (MAS)

Women’s Doubles
1. Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty (MAS)
2. Vita Marissa/Liliyana Natsir (INA)
3. Jo Novita/Greysia Polii (INA)
3. Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung (KOR)

Mixed Doubles
1. Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)
2. Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir (INA)
3. Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg (ENG)
3. Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam (THA)

[Topix]　…2008/12/19
December 18, the 1st day of the Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Super Series Masters Finals, players had their group round matchs, hoping for the title.
Yonex Lee Chong Wei (ARMORTEC 900 POWER ) had a strong start to defeat Yonex family Peter Gade (ArcSaber 10) at the Men's Singles match of the Group A.

Both players had already had their 1st game on that day and they showed wonderful performances, both winning over their opponents.

They had amazing rallies in the first set, but Chong Wei's attacks were a little bit superior to the Gade's and Malaysian found his way to get the set, 21-19.
Chong Wei changed this winning into his extra energy for the 2nd set and won another set in a row with 21-17.

Both Chong Wei and Gade still have the possibilities to advance to the semi finals in the Group A. While Men's Singles Group B, there are only 2 seats for semi finals among Taufik, Kuncoro and Joachim.

Please don't miss the hot games in Malaysia!

Men's Singles Results

Group A
Peter Hoeg Gade (DEN) def. Yan Kit Chan (HKG), 21-15, 21-17.
Lee Chong Wei (MAS) def. Wong Choong Hann (MAS), 21-14, 21-13.
Lee Chong Wei (MAS) def. Peter Hoeg Gade (DEN), 21-19, 21-17.
Yan Kit Chan (HKG) def. Wong Choong Hann (MAS), 21-18, 21-14.

Group B
Taufik Hidayat (INA) def. Joachim Persson (DEN), 20-22, 21-11, 21-17.
Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) def. Taufik Hidayat (INA), 23-15, 21-14, 21-11.
Joachim Persson (DEN) def. Andrew Smith (ENG), 21-14, 14-21, 21-12.
Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) def. Andrew Smith (ENG), 21-12, 22-24, 21-12.

[Topix]　…2008/12/18
The last Super Series tournament in 2008 has just begun in Sabah, Malaysia.

Today, many Yonex players are going to play in the group stage, especially, Lee Chong Wei (MAS) and Peter Gade (DEN) who are in the same group are going to face. Lee Chong Wei (Armortec 900 Power) was the Olympic Silver medalist and Peter Gade (ArcSaber 10) won the recent 2 Super Series, Denmark in October and French in November.
It will be a spectacular game. Please don't miss it!

Please check the group in the early rounds.

Men's Singles - Group A
Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
Peter Gade (DEN)
Wong Choong Hann (MAS)
Chan Yan Kit (HKG)

Mens' Singles - Group B
Kuncoro Sony Dwi (INA)
Joachim Persson (DEN)
Taufik Hidayat (INA)
Andrew Smith (ENG)

Women's Singles - Group A
Zhou Mi (HKG)
Wang Chen (HKG)
Yu Hirayama (JPN)
Xu Huaiwen (GER)

Women's Singles - Group B
Tine Rasmussen (DEN)
Hongyan Pi (FRA)
Nehwal Saina (IND)
Wong Mew Choo (MAS)

Men's Doubles - Group A
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (MAS)
Jung Jea Sung/Lee Yong Dae (KOR)
Chris Adcock/robert Blair (ENG)
Anders Kristiansen/Simon Mollyhus (DEN)

Men's Doubles - Group B
Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (INA)
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
Tony Gunawan (USA)/Candra Wijaya (INA)
Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS)

Women's Doubles - Group A
Vita Marissa/Liliyana Natsir (INA)
Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung (KOR)
Judith Meulendijks/Jie Yao (NED)
Duang Anong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA)

Women's Doubles - Group B
Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty (MAS)
Lena Frier Kristiansen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)
Jo Novita/Greysia Polii (INA)
Nicole Grether (GER)/Charmaine Reid (CAN)

Mixed Doubles - Group A
Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir (INA)
Robert Blair (ENG)/Imogen Bankier (SCO)
Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam (THA)
Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa (INA)

Mixed Doubles - Group B
Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)
Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg (ENG)
Songphon Anugritayawon/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA)
Lim Khim Wah/Wong Pei Tty (MAS)

[Topix]　…2008/12/16
The BWF Super Series Masters Finals 2008, with total prize money of US$500,000 will take place from 18-21 December in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

Yonex and Sunrise of the agency in Singapore are co-title sponsor of this tournament and provide the official equipment and stringing service.

The top eight ranked players/pairs in the Super Series ranking in 2008 qualified for this Finals. This, however, is limited to a maximum of two entries per event per member association/nation.

- MEN SINGLES -
1 LEE Chong Wei MAS 1
2 DWI KUNCORO Sony INA 1
3 PERSSON Joachim DEN 1
4 GADE Peter Hoeg DEN 2
5 HIDAYAT Taufik INA 2

- WOMEN SINGLES -
1 ZHOU Mi HKG 1
2 RASMUSSEN Tine DEN 1
3 WANG Chen HKG 2
4 PI Hongyan FRA 1
5 XU Huaiwen GER 1

- MEN'S DOUBLES -
1 KIDO Markis / SETIAWAN Hendra INA / INA 1
2 ABDUL LATIF Mohd Zakry / MOHD TAZARI Mohd Fairuzizuan MAS / MAS 1
3 JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae KOR/KOR 1
4 BOE Mathias / MOGENSEN Carsten DEN / DEN 1
5 WIJAYA Candra / GUNAWAN Tony INA 2 / USA 1

- WOMEN'S DOUBLES -
1 WONG Pei Tty / CHIN Eei Hui MAS / MAS 1
2 NATSIR Liliyana / MARISSA Vita INA / INA 1
3 FRIER KRISTIANSEN Lena / RYTTER JUHL Kamilla DEN / DEN 1
4 HA Jung Eun / KIM Min Jung KOR / KOR 1
5 REID Charmaine / GRETHER Nicole CAN / GER 1

- MIXED DOUBLES -
1 WIDIANTO Nova / NATSIR Liliyana INA / INA 1
2 LAYBOURN Thomas / RYTTER JUHL Kamilla DEN / DEN 1
3 CLARK Anthony / KELLOGG Donna ENG / ENG 1
4 BLAIR Robert / BANKIER Imogen ENG 2 / SCO 1
5 PRAPAKAMOL Sudket / THOUNGTHONGKAM Saralee THA / THA 1

All of you please pay attention to the final competition to select the strongest player for this season!!

[Topix]　…2008/11/12
Yonex-Sunrise World Junior Championships ended with a great excitement that the local star, Saina Nehwal (IND) won the tournament for the first time among the Indian women.
For the first time, Yonex supported the Junior Championships as a main sponsor.
The venue was the Badminton Stadium which in the magnificent Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports City in Pune, India. Nehwal's victory met all the local fans' expectations there.
Please check her racquet ArcSaber 7. Yonex recommend this racquet for advanced, power and control players!!

Tournament Results

Men's Singles
1 [CHN] Zhengming WANG
2 [CHN] Huan GAO
3 [KOR] Dong Keun LEE
3 [IND] Gurusaidutt R.M.V

Men's Doubles
1 [MAS] Hee Chun MAK/Kok Siang TEO
2 [CHN] Biao CHAI/Zihan QIU
3 [KOR] Dae Eun KIM/Ki Eung KIM
3 [MAS] Kah Ming CHOOI/Zheng Lin PANG

Women's Singles
1 [IND] Saina NEHWAL
2 [JPN] Sayaka SATO
3 [CHN] Shixian WANG
3 [THA] Porntip BURANAPRASERTSUK

Women's Doubles
1 [SIN] Mingtian FU/Lei YAO
2 [CHN] Jing XIE/Qianxin ZHONG
3 [INA] Aneke Feinya AGUSTINE/Annisa WAHYUNI
3 [CHN] Lu LU/Huan XIA

Mixed Doubles
1 [CHN] Biao CHAI/Jing XIE
2 [CHN] Nan ZHANG/Lu LU
3 [MAS] Hee Chun MAK/Kah Mun, Vivian HOO
3 [KOR] Ki Jung KIM/Hye Won EOM

[Topix]　…2008/11/10
Peter Gade (DEN) who won 2 recent tournaments in Denmark and France, is talking about his racquet, ArcSaber 10.

Please check the Video Clip!

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[Topix]　…2008/11/04
Peter Gade(DEN) won another victory in France just after he got one in Denmark last week!
Peter defeated Indonesian Taufik Hidayat in the final of French Open with 16-21, 21-17, 21-7 on November 2.
In the first game, Peter couldn't stop Taufik’s fast attacks and lost the game. However, Peter kept putting a lot of pressure on Indonesian through the second game and third game, and got the come-from-behind victory.
Peter Gade is going play in the China Open and Hongkong Open later this month.
Please also check his racquet, ArcSaber 10!!

Yonex Sunrise - BWF World Junior Championships 2008
Local Indian player, Saina creates history!

BWF World Junior Championships were held in Pune, India from the end of October to November 2.
Saina Nehwal (ArcSaber 7) of India became the first Indian woman to win a Badminton World Championship. She defeated Japanese Sayaka Sato in the women’s singles final with a 21-9, 21-18 victory.
Please check her future performance!

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[Topix]　…2008/10/28
Peter Gade(DEN) got his third Denmark Open title on last Sunday. He showed local fans his brilliant performance and defeated his fellow, Danish Joachim Persson with a 21-18, 17-21, 21-14 victory.

8 years had passed since his last victory in his home, 31-year-old Peter Gade admirably got the title with ArcSaber 10!!

Please keep your eyes on him in the next tournament, French Super Series 2008!!


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[Topix]　…2008/09/13
Energetic Elegance!!

The first racquet for women, “ArcSaber9" has been released on September 13th.

Yonex badminton players had a trial with ArcSaber9 before the release and gave us some comments about the racquet.
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[Topix]　…2008/09/09
Today, badminton players have to play more agressive and more speedy. However, is it enough? What is the most important thing for players?
It is that they can feel that the impact can be transfered to their hand through the racquet at the exact moment, and they can come up with next idea for the next attack. This is the very racquet for a winner, "ArcSaber".

How to reach the ArcSaber series
Yonex racquets development department has been thinking about the "Ideal racquet". As the results, they found that it should be the racquet which gives a player "the exact information" of each shot.
Then, they decided the concept of the series as "The racquet which maintains the undiminished replusion and makes it possible to feel the exact information".

Cup-Stack Carbon Nanotube establishes both power & control
ArcSaber series adopted the new Cup-Stack Carbon Nanotube for the racquet frame. It is necessary for the advenced players to create the repulsion power which comes after holding time. Generally, these two capabilities conflict each other.
Cup-Stack Carbon Nanotube make it possible to control and attack with flexibility and replusion power.

A member of Yonex racquets development department was kind enough to answer our questions.

-Where did "ArcSaber" come from?
Arc: The shape of archery, Bend & Release
Saber: Well-honed sword, Enables Pinpointed Attack

-What do you think about that many players are using Arcsaber series all over the world?
We were worried about producing the badminton racquet which goes the different way from the trend which is more focused on the speed. However, we have never given up developping the racquet because we believed what players need for their victory is the maneuverability.
Now, many world's top players are using the Arcsaber series and our concern has gone. We are very pleased.
We wish more and more players will get the victories with ArcSaber series.

-Please give a message to badminton players who are using the ArcSaber series.
As we mentioned before, the strong point of Arcsaber series is the sense of holding the shuttle cock. I think players should have felt it already. In addition, players will succeed to hit more powerful shot when they hit the shuttle as if crushing the shuttle cock.
If you like to hit the powerful smash, please try to swing more boldly.

Playstyle
ArcSaber7: Advanced/Power&Control
ArcSaber10: Advanced/Hard Hitter

[Topix]　…2008/08/08
Our development goal for the Nanospeed series was to create a highly manoeuvrable, head light racquet. This meant reducing the weight of the frame, within very tight limits, without compromising its durability. The solution was to use a nanoscience material called Fullerene.

With Fullerene incorporated into the shaft Yonex was able to reduce the weight whilst maintaining durability. This weight saving was then transferred into the grip to create the head light racquet. The result - goal achieved with the creation of the Nanospeed series.

*Fullerene
Sixty 0.7 nanometre atoms are combined with each other in a Soccer ball type configuration. This nano manipulation increases the tightness of the carbon fibres.

Our development guru explained why the Nanospeed series was created.
"In today’s era of high speed badminton player feed back indicated a demand for even more racquet control and receiving action. Furthermore they are looking for quicker repulsion to an opponent’s attack, enabling them to change a defence into a counter offence."

"The performance characteristics of the Nanospeed series meet this demand, especially its ability to enhance receiving control. Through increased racquet speed and the headlight structure we’re able to provide players with means to overcome the fastest of smashes and drives."

Playstyle
NANOSPEED 9000 Type X: Advanced/Hard hitter
NANOSPEED 9000 Type X: Advanced/All round
NANOSPEED 8000: Advenced/Speed&Control
NANOSPEED 7000: : Advaned/Standard
NANOSPEED 6000: Intermediate
NANOSPEED 4500: Intermediate
NANOSPEED 800: Intermediate
NANOSPEED 500: Intermediate

[Topix]　…2008/08/04
You can get the new wall papers from this page.

Please download the one you like and set the paper as your desktop background.

[Topix]　…2008/07/24
Yonex achieved to create Armortec series with a head-weighted effect that gives more smash speed.
The pared-corner construction of Armortec racquet is a unique Yonex structural feature that makes this series lightweight, controllable and highly manoeuvrable.
In addition, we adopted the Power Armor system for this series. It is enable to shot more powerfully with integrating gravity and high repulsion. The edge of the frame top is reduced to minimize distortion and maximize control. As a result, Armortec series can generate more speed, better face stability and a strong feel on impact.

We asked the developer about the specific features of Armortec series.

Q1. What is the concept of this series?

A1. For a long time, we have been thinking top players need something more powerful and more speedy, becasue badminton has evolved all the time. That's why we thought of these racquets.

Q2. What kind of players do you recommend to use these racquets?

A2. As you know, Armortec series' racquets are used by many powerful players. These are more suitable for powerful players.

Q3. Please give a message to badminton players all over the world.

A3. Thank you very much for using Yonex racquets.
We would like to continue to do our best to improve our technology and to produce amazing and valuable racquets which for the worlds' top players.
We hope continual great performances to give a dream to all badminton players in the world.

Playstyle
ARMORTEC 900 POWER : Power & Smash
ARMORTEC 900 TECHNIQUE : Power & Technique
ARMORTEC 700 : Power & Smash
ARMORTEC 250 : All round
ARMORTEC 150 : All round

[Topix]　…2008/07/11
Power Cushion is the most attractive function of YONEX shoes.

The YONEX Power Cushion effectively absorbs shock and reverses the impact energy for smooth transfer into the next movement.

If you see the famous demonstration of the egg experiment by YONEX, you can see the power cushion's incredible performance.
Please click here!

If you drop a raw egg from 6m high as the second floor of buildings... the egg bounces back 3m high without any damages!

This amazing performance proves us to lighten our load of legges even if we force to play a tough game for a long time.

Compared with a soft polyurethane, Power Cushion also gives us fantastic performances like,

*Absorb 1.3 times of shocks!
*Repul 3 times of power!
*10 % down of muscle strain!
*1/10 weights!

Anyway, please try this magic shoes!!

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[Topix]　…2008/07/08
Yonex has been producing a lot of clothing and they have been worn by many players in major tournamnets all over the world. We interviewed Yonex wear planners. You will find what they think and what they want to express on the wears.

Q1. What do you express on Yonex clothing?

A1. "Battle to the line"
We have been designed Yonex clothing focusing on 3 key words, "Thechnical", "Powerful" and "Speedy". We associate these 3 words with the various playing secenes to the line.
Our designs remind us of the "Line" sensuously.

Q2. What prompted you to produce these kinds of clothing, like "Very COOL" and "Heat Capsule."

A2. Very Cool: Many players used to suffer from heat attack during the summer tournaments. So we thought it was very important to provide better conditions for the players, and we developed "Very Cool".
Heat Capsule: In winter, players had to wear layers of clothes but it could not promote their movements. We developed "Heat Capsule" which warms each player's body even if they wear light clothing.

We are carrying out the developments of these features considering players' playing styles.

Q3. What do you feel when you see the players are wearing Yonex clothing in the tournaments?

A3. It is always a joy to see the players wearing Yonex clothing.
And we imagine the game scenes when we design our clothing.


Thank you for giving us a valuable story!!
Please check not olny players but also YONEX CLOTHING in the follow on tournaments!!