Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Adidas Enters the Badminton Market

One of the 27 racquets to be released by Adidas. Badminton fans will be hoping that Adidas's products will reach Australian shores sooner rather than later.

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

London Olympics Badminton Videos

For those who missed it or were without access, replays of the badminton matches from the London Olympics are now available on the Official Olympics YouTube channel. The matches can also be found on the BWF's Olympics Badminton Playlist and can be viewed in Full HD. Thank you IOC.

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

London Olympics 2012

 

Preview

Episode 6 of the Badminton World Magazine (above) is a great video to get up to speed with the main badminton contenders.

Badminton England's CourtSide Olympic Special digital magazine is also a great resource.

For the match ups in the group stage, check out the preliminary round draws.

Coverage

Foxtel will be broadcasting badminton matches live, but don't expect to see much action on free to air TV.

Schedule and results can be seen on the Official London 2012 website. Group matches start on Saturday 28th July, with the last of the Gold medal matches on Sunday 5th August.

Monday, 11 June 2012

Snap!

An amazing image of Sho Sasaki from a Thomas Cup match several weeks ago, showing his racquet undergoing a huge amount of deformation before it breaks.

The Japanese player's backhand that led to the racquet's demise.
The aftermath.
Source: http://sports.qq.com/a/20120523/000435.htm#p=1

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Wanted: Badminton Restringers

With the rumoured sale of Racketworld (our main recommendation to members), the club is seeking expressions of interest from providers of badminton restringing services. We have a large player base who often seek restringing services on a regular basis.