The secret to lengthening the life of shuttlecocks - steaming

Anyone who plays badminton for a long time will know that the price of rackets and shoes can be high, but, if you buy VICTOR’s high quality badminton equipment it can usually be used for quite a long time. Some players who take good care of their racket can use it for three to five years without a problem.   

The equipment needed to steam shuttlecocks:a kettle, shuttlecock tube (with lids,) the number of shuttlecocks needed for use the next day 

Shuttlecocks, on the other hand, wear out quite quickly because as soon as a single feather splits or breaks it will probably affect how the shuttlecock flies, making it wobble as it goes through the air. Some low quality shuttlecocks, even if the feathers are complete, will fly too slowly and not far enough after being used for a while because of the thinning of the feathers as they are used more and more and will probably have to be discarded. In light of this situation, how to extend the life of shuttlecocks has become a question that many badminton players have researched.  Full article at Steaming Shuttlecocks

Use Cushion Wrap to create a unique personalized racket!

【Text／Johan】VICTOR has always been focused on bringing out highly specialized products, and turning the equipment and accessories used by professional players  into products that can be used by everyday players so that badminton players everywhere can have “professional grade” enjoyment. GR-50 Cushion Wrap is one of these professional accessories that have been made available for ordinary players.  

 Cushion wrap GR-50

In recent years cushion wrap has been widely used by high level players. GR-50 Cushion Wrap was developed by VICTOR in 2013 and comes in three colors. Now, the origins of cushion wrap and how it is used will be introduced in brief. Full article at How to use cushion wrap

Birthday Girl Bae Yeon Ju On Her Way Back to the Top 5 in Paris

VICTOR Stars continued their European swing at the BWF Superseries French Open. World No.10 Bae Yeon Ju fought off Indian No.4 seed Saina Nehwal and crowd favorite, Scot Kirsty Gilmour before losing to the eventual winner, Chinese World No.7 Wang Shixian in the Women’s Singles semifinals.

The Korean held three game points in the second game before Wang reeled off five straight points to seal the match 21-19, 22-20. Despite the loss, Bae’s second semis showdown in a major after the World Championships in August should put her closer back to her career best of No.5 in the world. 

Bae Yeon Ju On Her Way Back to the Top 5

Wang went on to claim her second title of the year, beating Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand in the final 21-18, 21-18.
Full article at Bae Yeon Ju going back to top 5

2013 France Open Super Series: Pre-tournament forecast

The second stage of the VICTOR stars’ European tour sees them in Paris, France next. The winners of the men’s doubles title at the Denmark Open, the KOREA’s Lee Yong Dae／Yoo Yeon Seong, have still to see the points they won affect their ranking so are seeded just 8th.

They will face famous Chinese player Fu Hai Feng and up and coming Hong Wei in the first round. Fu／Hong beat 6th seeds Kim Ki Jung／Kim Sa Rang at the Denmark Open last week to reach the last eight and are regarded as the most dangerous non-seeded pair. If Lee／Yoo can overcome Fu／Hong they will be likely to face world No. 1 pair Indonesia’s Ahsan／Setiawan in the quarterfinals. 

The MD champion of Denmark Open 2013 - Yoo Yeon Seong／Lee Yong Dae

However, Ahsan continually rubbed his shoulder last week when playing and revealed that he was feeling discomfort in his right shoulder after the end of the tournament. If Lee／Yoo can continue playing to such a high standard they have a good chance of beating the world’s top ranked pair again. Full article at French super series forecast

2013 Denmark Open - VICTOR Stars Take One Gold and Two Silver

Wang Yi Han comes from behind to win beautifully

ROK star Sung Ji Hyun came very close to beating China’s Wang Yi Han in the women’s singles final. In the second half of the first game Sung took 12 points to Wang’s 1 to take the game. Wang came out for the second game showing admirable fighting spirit and was able to take the second game by making a series of return shots of great difficulty and playing a succession of tricky shots along the side lines. In the deciding game, Sung took a 17-13 lead but was forced by Wang’s clever play in front of the net to repeatedly hit the shuttlecock into the air, putting her in a passive position time and time again. In the end Wang took the game to take the match 21-16, 18-21, 20-22.

The runner-up of Denmark Open 2013 - Sung Ji Hyun

In the men’s singles “Badminton King” Lee Chong Wei was no match on the day for the attacking play of China’s Chen Long but went down fighting 24-22,21-19. In the final of the women’s doubles, China’s Bao Yi Xin／Tang Jin Hua were up against local girls Christinna／Kamilla. Bao／Tang put in a flawless show throughout the match and took it 21-16、21-13 without giving the Danes any chance at all, leaving the home fans disappointed. Full article at Denmark Open Final

Denmark Open 2013：Day3 - Tontowi ／Liliyana win their 36th victory this year

Tontowi ／Liliyana win their 36th victory this year

VICTOR stars Tontowi／Liliyana have performed better this year than any other time since they became a doubles pair. Yesterday they won again in the quarter finals of the Denmark Open, giving them their 36th win this year. The pair have actually only lost three times in seven months since their win at the All-England Open in March, a truly impressive record. The ROK’s new men’s doubles pairing of Lee Yong Dae／Yoo Yeon Seong also made it through to the semifinals.

 Tontowi/Liliyana

At the Denmark Open Indonesia’s Tontowi／Liliyana have reached the semifinals without dropping a game in the three matches they have played so far this week. In last night quarterfinal match they faced locals Anders Kristiansen／Julie Houmann. At one point in the second game the Danes put up fierce resistance and Tontowi／Liliyana almost lost a game point but they rallied, found their rhythm again and were able to win the match 21-10, 24-22. Full article at Tontowi/Liliyana win

BWF Rankings

The top ranked players in the five disciplines in the most recent BEF world rankings were respectively: men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei, women’s singles:Li Xui Rui, men’s doubles:KO Sung Hyun／Lee Yong Dae, women’s doubles: Wang Xiao Li／Yu Yang, mixed doubles:Zhang Nan／Zhao Yun Lei.

Lee Yong Dae

In the men’ singles world Top 10, top ranked Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia is a massive 16000 points ahead of the player ranked second, China’s Chen Long. The player ranked 5 to 10 (Jan O JORGENSEN,Tien Minh NGUYEN,Tommy SUGIARTO,Boonsak PONSANA,WANG Zhengming,Marc ZWIEBLER ) all have between 50,000 and 60,000 points, showing how fierce the competition between them is. The performance of these players at the Denmark Open and France Open in October will have a direct effect on their world ranking,  Full article at BWF Rankings

Denmark Open 2013- Pre-tournament forecast

New KOR men’s doubles pairings take the stage

The Denmark Open 2013 Super Series Premier will begin on October 15. Play has yet to begin but a topic that is being discussed avidly by fans is that world No. 1 men’s doubles pair Lee Yong Dae and Ko Sung Hyun are splitting up and will play with new partners, Ko with Shin Baek Choel and Lee with Yoo Yeon Seong.

Lee Yong Dae 

Lee’s partner Yoo Yeon Seong is the current captain of the KOR national team. Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Choel play for the same team in the KOR and often practice and take part in domestic competitions together so they are already used to playing with each other. Full article at Denmark Open 2013- Pre-tournament forecast

Looking back on essential 45 years, VICTOR walks proudly into the next glorious era

VICTOR --- constantly in pursue of “victory” --- was established in Taiwan, developed in China and has now become a world-known badminton brand. For 45 years, VICTOR has been sticking to it’s philosophy : “integrity, diligence, truth seeking and innovative” in manufacturing the sports products with innovative research & development , for sport’s fans all over the world.

On October 10th 1968, Mr. Deng-Li Chen, Chairman of VICTOR Rackets Ind. Corp., founded the VICTOR Badminton Association (now branded as VICTOR Rackets Ind. Corp.), and launched its first shuttlecock product line. Chen believed that only with persistence in research and non-stop improvement of the shuttle, with testing of professional players to achieve excellent quality products. Full article at Victor sport Birthday