Incheon Asian Games: Son, Lee/Yoo Toast Team Success

Incheon Asian Games: Son, Lee/Yoo Toast Team Success

2014 Asian Games | Sep 24-29 | Incheon, Korea

Final day notes & results
Lin Dan tops Lee Chong Wei. Indonesia bags two gold medals in doubles. Korean men celebrate third team gold. 2014 Asian Games medal table:



Team Gold Silver Bronze
Men's
Team
Korea
China

Chinese Taipei
Malaysia
Women's
Team
China
Korea
Japan
India
Individual Gold Silver Bronze
Men's
Singles

Lin Dan
Chen Long
Wei Nan
Lee Chong Wei
Women's
Singles

Wang Yihan
Li Xuerui

Bae Yeon Ju

Tai Tzu Ying
Men's
Doubles
Hendra Setiawan
Mohammed Ahsan

Lee Yong Dae
Yoo Yeon Seong
Goh V Shem
Tan Wee Kiong
Kim Ki Jung
Kim Sa Rang
Women's
Doubles
Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii

Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
Woon Khe Wei
Vivian Hoo Kah Mun

Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
Mixed
Doubles
Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir

Praveen Jordan
Debby Susanto

Xu Chen
Ma Jin


"Victory Number": 3
Men’s Korean team celebrated their third Asian Games triumph (1986, 2002, 2014). Son Wan Ho robbed the crucial first point of World Champion Chen Long, and Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong followed up for a second win, before veteran and two-time Olympic semifinalist Lee Hyun Il rose to the occasion and enabled the host team to claim the final victory, beating China’s third singles Gao Huan.



Son Wan Ho defeated Chen Long to take the first singles point for Korea in the Team final.
Player of the week

Team VICTOR at the 17th Incheon Asian Games

Team VICTOR at the 17th Incheon Asian Games

Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games | Sep 20-29 | Incheon, Korea
VICTOR players geared up as 17th Incheon Asian Games, set for Sep 20-29 for badminton, kicks off. First up will be Team event, starting from Sep 20, while the individual events start on Sep 24.


Shin Baek Choel and Lee Hyo Jung were the mixed doubles gold medalists at the last Asian Games held in Guangzhou in 2010, where Team VICTOR finished with a total of 8 medals.


VICTOR also joined the sports gala as the Official Badminton Equipment, which will include exclusive responsibility for the court equipment and facilities.


Team VICTOR at the 16th Guangzhou Asian Games –
Gold
Mixed Doubles - Shin Baek Choel/Lee Hyo Jung (KOR)
Silver
Men’s Team - Korea
Bronze
Men’s Singles – Park Sung Hwan (KOR)
Men’s Doubles – Lee Yong Dae/Jung Jae Sung (KOR)
Women’s Doubles – Ha Jung Eun/Lee Kyung Won (KOR)
Women’s Doubles – Kim Min Jung/Lee Kyung Jung (KOR)
Mixed Doubles – Chen Hung Ling/Cheng Wen Hsing (TPE)
Women’s Team - Korea



Korean Women's Team won the Team silver at the 2010 Asian Games.


VICTOR contenders at the 17th Incheon Asian Games –
Team Korea


Men’s Singles
Lee Hyun Il, Son Wan Ho

7 Benefits for Women from Playing Badminton

7 Benefits for Women from Playing Badminton

Text / VICTOR BADMINTON A-Z Editorial Room

Women today all should know that the benefits for women of exercise include health, glowing skin and youthful appearance, and trim figure, so some people do aerobics, while those who want to improve their cardio-pulmonary function go cycling; for people who want to get a better figure, yoga is a good choice and, if you want to burn off those bothersome calories, then swimming running and gym workouts do the job,

However, many people don’t know that there is a sport combining all kinds of physical fitness and providing all-round exercise that can give you all the above benefits; the sport is badminton! Below we will explain why women should play badminton.

 




1. Exercise effect

When you play badminton the muscles of the body will alternately contract and relax in a very short space of time.

VICTOR World Tour Guide: Incheon Asian Games

VICTOR World Tour Guide: Incheon Asian Games

Individual Competition at the 2014 Asian Games | Sep 24-29 | Incheon, Korea

VICTOR STAR to watch: Yoo Yeon Seong



Lee Yong Dae (left) and Yoo Yeon Seong vow to strike gold for home fans.


The Korean National Team captain will be with his World No.1 partner Lee Yong Dae for a gold campaign in the men’s doubles in their home country.

Exclusively badminton shoes for children!

Exclusively badminton shoes for children!

Text/VICTOR BADMINTON A-Z Editorial Room


As badminton becomes more and more popular worldwide, many children are starting to play with their parents at a very young age, with Grade 3-4 children playing for their school team and receiving formal badminton skills training. This is why choosing a pair of badminton shoes exclusively designed for children to protect their feet has become an important issue for parents.




Do children need to wear
specialized badminton shoes when playing badminton?

This is probably the first question parents ask.

Most elementary school badminton training begins with speed of movement and six-point footwork, training that mainly involves the lower body and places the feet under a relatively heavy burden. Many elementary school team members begin playing competitively in Grade 4-5 so they need suitable shoes to give protection and reduce the chance of sports injury as they move quickly, stop suddenly and jump repeatedly in matches.

Some parents might not understand badminton so don’t know what kind of foot protection is needed, or they believe mistakenly that child badminton is not as intense as the adult game so kids will be fine if they wear ordinary canvas shoes or running shoes.









However, it should be remembered that the body of a child is still developing and the muscles in their feet are still not mature and strong, which means there is risk of injury if the feet receive a sudden impact;

Is it necessary to wear specialized badminton shoes when playing badminton?

Is it necessary to wear specialized badminton shoes when playing badminton?

Text / VICTOR BADMINTON A-Z Editorial Room

Is it really necessary to wear specialized badminton shoes when playing badminton? Can other sports shoes be worn? These are questions asked by many players. The importance of wearing specialized badminton shoes is actually a key thing that is often ignored by new players!



International badminton star Lee Yong Dae always wears specialized badminton shoes even when practicing

Latest BWF Rankings(Sept.18) and Draw for the Incheon Asian Games Announced!

Latest BWF Rankings(Sept.18) and Draw for the Incheon Asian Games Announced!

At present, the world’s top-ranked badminton players/pairs are: Men’s Singles-Lee Chong Wei, Women’s Singles-Li Xui Rui, Men’s Doubles-Lee Yong Dae／Yoo Yeon Seong, Women’s Doubles-Bao Yi Xin／Tang Jin Hua, Mixed Doubles-Zhang Nan／Zhao Yun Lei. However, apart from Zhang／Zhao, the other four players／pairs all failed to take the gold at the August BWF World Badminton Championships.

BWF Ranking │ September 18, 2014

	Men's Single	Women's Single	Men's Doubles	Women's Doubles	Mixed Doubles
1	Lee Chong Wei	Li Xuerui	Lee Yong Dae Yoo Yeon Seong	Kao Yixin TANG Jinhua	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
2	Chen Long	Wang Shixian	Hendra Setiawan Mohammed Ahsan	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Chdrinstinna Pedersen	Nielsen Pedersen
3	Jan O Jorgensen	Wang Yihan	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahasi	Xu Chen Ma Jin
4	Kenichi Tago	Sung Jy Hyun	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	Tian Qing Chnzhao Yunlei	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
5	Tommy Sugiarto	Ratchanok Intanon	Kim Gi Jung Kim Sa Rang	Reika Kakiiwa Miyuki Maeda	Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock
6	Wang Zhengming	Bae Yeon Ju	Lee Sheng Mu Tsai Chia Hsin	Jang Ye Na Kim So Young	KO Sung Hyun Kim Ha Na
7	Son Wan Ho	Saina Nehwal	Thien How Hoon Wee Kiong Tan	Wan Xiaoli Yu Yang (F)	Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels
8	Vittinghus	Carolina MARIN	Ko Sung Hyun Shin Baek Choel	Luo Ying Luo Yu	Sudket Saralee
9	Hu Yun	Tai Tzu Ying	Fernaldi Kido	Jung Kyung Eun Kim Ha Na	Kai Lu Yaqiong Huang
10	Viktor AXELSEN	P. V. Sindhu	Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan	Maheswari Polii	Chrisnanta Neo
	#13 Chou Tien Chen		#22 Chen Hung Ling Lu Chia Pin	#14 Go Ah Ra Yoo Hae Won	#28 Kim Gi Jung Kim So Young
				#17 Lee So Hee Shing Seung Chan
				#20 Cheng Wen Hsing Hsieh Pei Chen

Check full ranking at : BWF World Ranking

A force to be reckoned with-Ko Sung Hyun／Shin Baek Choel

In the men’s doubles final at the World Badminton Championships the Korea’s Ko Sung Hyun／Shin Baek Choel defeated their much-fancied teammates Lee Yong Dae／Yoo Yeon Seong to take the title.

• The final results of world championship 2014