BADMINTON EQUIPMENT

Information regarding companies that produce and/or sell badminton equipment and the products that they offer. Note that while many of these vendors sell world-wide, I have organized them geographically since in most cases local vendors are more desirable. Sources for multiple products are listed in multiple places as appropriate. Note that some have retail stores while some are online only.

• North America
• United Kingdom
• Europe
• Asia
• Rest of the World

Reviews/Ratings/String Information/etc.

• Racquet Sports Center - commercial site that includes reviews and various hints. [28AUG2017]
• Badminton Reviewer - Steve Wainwright's site for reviews and other general information. [13JAN2017]
• Badminton Central - Equipment Forum - free discussion [21JUL2017]
• RacketReviews - contributed reviews [20JAN2007]
• Sportystation Racket Review - general overview from intro level through serious rackets. [17SEP2017]

• Shuttle Combo [11NOV2014]

North America

• Rackets
• String and Stringing
  • ASHAWAY - 1-800-556-7260 String
  • Gosen - string [26NOV1999]
  • Eagnas - wide range of high quality stringing machines [26MAR2000]
  • NYDHI String - vendor -NYDHI strings (Made in USA),  Victor and Yonex supplies. Iselin, New Jersey. [18NOV2022]
• Shuttles
  • Aero Shuttles - vendor - ebay store with multiple grades of shuttles. [05AUG2017]
  • Golden Eagle Shuttlecock - vendor -  NYDHI Brand shuttlecocks  [18NOV2022]
  • Shuttlecock101 - vendor Aeroplane shuttlecocks. Nevada. [08AUG2017]
  • Shuttle Combo - vendor - multiple brands of shuttles. Online only. [09AUG2017]
• General Equipment and Accessories.
  • ASBY: - vendor- 1-800-995-ASBY email: asbysports@pacbell.net In business since 1982. 392 North Capitol Avenue
    San Jose, CA 95133 [27FEB2008]
  • Badminton Alley, Inc.. - vendor - Westmoor Village Shopping Center, 1237 South Mary Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087, (888) 586-7762, (408) 746-0646 , Email: help@badmintonalley.com . Broad range of badminton supplies. [18JUN2012]
  • Badminton Avenue, - vendor - Pro Shop and Retail sales at Bay Badminton Center - 1611 Adrian Road, Burlingame, CA. Tel: 650-692-1611 [06OCT2008]
  • Badminton Express - vendor - Full range of equipment plus stringing. Emeryville CA. Tel: 510-655-8989 [20FEB2011]
  • Baddymania - vendor - Badminton Specialty Shop. Toronto. [31JUL2017]
  • Badminton US - vendor - San Francisco Badminton information and Online Shopping Store. [19SEP2006]
  • Badminton Warehouse - vendor - very wide range of equipment from multiple brands. Chicago, IL. [08AUG2017]
  • Badmintonian  - vendor - full range of equipment. [01APR2016]
  • Black Knight  - rackets, shuttles, accessories.[26NOV1999]
  • Babolat   - rackets, shuttles, accessories. International. [17JAN2000]
  • Brown's Sports  - vendor- full range of supplies, quick and responsive, good prices. Toronto, Ontario.[05DEC2000]
  • Canuck Sports Stuff - vendor - full range of equipment plus stringing. Toronto, ON and Vancouver BC. [04AUG2017]
  • College Point Badminton Club - pro shop- full range of equipment. College Point NY. [08AUG2017]
  • Courtside Sports Wide range of products for badminton and other racquet sports. Stringing. Victoria BC [07JAN2003]
  • DigiSports - vendor - full range of equipment. San Diego, CA [04AUG2017]
  • DNA Badminton - vendor - DNA brand shoes, shuttles, rackets, accessories. Lakewood, CA. [04AUG2017]
  • General Sportcraft  - mfg/vendor. recreational badminton "sets". International.  [26OCT1998]
  • Genji Sports. - OEM vendor - Genji brand. Full range of badminton racquets, shuttlecocks, bags, & supplies. Fremont CA. [31JUL2017]
  • Gopher Sports PE/Recreational sports equipment including Badminton. Owatonna, MN. [23JAN2016]
  • Hi-Qua USA: 1-626-810-1880 Hi-Qua Equipment. [20APR2007]
  • HL Sports: - vendor - 1-800-HL-SPORT. (outside CA) In CA: (213) 546-3652 HL equipment. Manhattan Beach, CA. [07MAR2001]
  • Joy Badminton - vendor - Full range of Yonex supplies. Los Angeles, CA. [21JUL2015]
  • Kimony - vendor - grip wrap. New York. [07AUG2017]
  • Lee's Badminton Supplies - vendor - full range of equipment. Markham, ONT [25MAY2005]
  • Li-Ning Official North American distributor of Li-Ning Badminton equipment and accessories. [3JUN2014]
  • Louisville Badminton Supply: - vendor - full range of equipment. 1-502-426-3219 or bnorton828@aol.com. Louisville, KY. [18JAN2017]
  • Ly Sports - vendor- full range of equipment. Windsor, Ontario. [03NOV2008]
  • Mandarin Badminton Club - ( pro shop ) - Markham, Ontario, Canada. [09SEP2008
  • Maxsports - vendor - YONEX authorized dealer in downtown Toronto, (647) 435-2888 [02NOV2006]
  • McDonald Sporting Goods - vendor - Pointfore badminton equipment. Arlington Heights, IL. [07AUG2017]
  • MJ Strings - vendor - Full range of equipment. Toronto, ON. [07AUG2017]
  • NetWorld Sports - vendor - primarily outdoor badminton equipment. International with South Carolina office. [31JUL2017]
  • New York City Badminton Club - pro shop - full range of equipment. New York, NY. [07AUG2017]
  • NRC Sports - vendor - full range of equipment. Princeton, MA. [07AUG2017]
  • NYDHI String - vendor -NYDHI strings (Made in USA),  Victor and Yonex supplies. Iselin, New Jersey. [18NOV2022]
  • Online Sports - vendor - Sports products of all kinds, including Badminton. Mostly recreational/ institutional level. Escondido, CA. [07AUG2017]
  • Pointfore Home Office (UK) - USA Office - full range of badminton racquets [08NOV2000]
  • Quantum Badminton Complete range of equipment, specializing in Quantum and Yang Yang. Chicago, IL. [27SEP2010]
  • Racquet Doctor - vendor - rackets. Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA. [07AUG2017]
  • Racket Supply - vendor - Victor rackets, string, shuttles. Milpitas, CA. [07AUG2017]
  • San Diego Badminton Supply - vendor - full range of equipment. Encinitas, CA. [07AUG2017]
  • Skylar Sun Sports rackets, shuttles, accessories. MMOA, Apacs, Victor, RSL and others. Houston TX. [22MAR2016]
  • Sportsnet International - vendor - full range of equipment and stringing. Stafford TX. [08AUG2017]
  • Supreme Sports - vendor - full range of equipment. Rockville MD. [08AUG2017]
  • TennisZon - vendor - full range of badminton equipment. Montreal, Quebec. [04AUG2017]
  • Wayne Sporting Supplies Authorized Yonex, Wilson, Aeroplane, ProKennex, Champion, Hi-Qua, MMOA, SOTX, and Ashaway dealer. 4105 E. Live Oak Ave., #B, Arcadia, CA 91006. Email: wayne@wssbadminton.com  
    Store Phone: (626) 821-0676 or (626) 329-8181. [13MAR2016]
  • YONEX USA Badminton Racquets and other equipment, USA Home Page [30NOV2009]
  • Yumo Pro Shop - Online Shopping plus Retail location at: 1053 - 2560 Shell Road, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. [1FEB2012]
• Sports Software
  • Tournament Software - online tournament software- very widely used in North America [06APR2019]
  • A2M Sports - free online software for tournaments, leagues and club organization [06APR2019]
  • R2Sports- online pay-as-you-go software for tournaments, ladders, organization, etc. [25SEP2014]
  • Court Reservation Software - ( Peoria Design) online system that allows players to reserve court time. [23SEP2004]
  • League Fixtures Software Freeware application using Excel [27JUN2001]
  • Tournament Organizer online tournament management software. Includes mobile app. [25SEP2014]
• Courts and Facilities
  • Mansion Athletics - vendor - indoor, outdoor, fixed and portable net supports. Texas.  [31JUL2017]
  • Porter Athletics - mfg/vendor -net support systems. Illinois. [30JUL2017]
  • Sport Systems - mfg/vendor - net support systems. Ontario. [30JUL2017]
  • Sports Imports - mfg/vendor - badminton nets and supports. Ohio. [3JUN2011]
  • SNA Sports - mfg/vendor - net support systems. Michigan. [30JUL2017]
  • Signature Sports Flooring - Manufacturing, distributing & installing badminton, gymnasium, weight room, locker room, aerobic room, common area and multipurpose facility sports floors. Texas headquarters with offices in California, Florida, Maryland.. [28MAR2011]
  • Robbins Sports Surfaces - mfg - professional flooring for sports of all kinds. Ohio based with widespread offices. [19ARP1996]
  • Temporary Court Lines vinyl line markers that can be placed on any gym floor, then quickly removed.
    • Gamma - mfg/vendor -Court Marker lines. Pennsylvania. [30JUL2017]
    • Gopher Sports - vendor - continuous tape in multiple colors. Minnesota. [11DEC2014]
    • Tennis Trainer - vendor - Short line segments that can be used to make non-continuous lines. California. [11DEC2014]
• Training Equipment
  • Wysong Shuttle Feeder. Feeds shuttlecocks for all shots from a 250 shuttle magazine. A very nice machine but no longer available.  [07JAN2003]
  • Knight Trainer - mfg/vendor - training machine (shuttle feeder). Fully programmable, wheel driven. Quebec. [17OCT2019]
  • Apollo Trainer training machine (shuttle feeder) - not yet in production as of January 2015. [21JAN2015] Unfortunately never made it to production. [30JUL2017]

United Kingdom

• General Equipment and Supplies
  • Badminton HQ full range of badminton supplies. "Run by Players for Players". [04NOV2019]
  • Black Knight rackets, shuttles, training machine [9SEP2008]
  • CARLTON [26NOV1999]
  • Pointfore - vendor/mfg - full range of equipment. Bristol, England. [07AUG2017]
  • Sports Direct - Dunlop and Carlton. [30JUL2017]
  • Stealth Rackets [8JAN2012]
  • Winex UK [13OCT2003]
• Sports Software
  • Shadow Badminton Audio aide for players and coaches to improve their game through shadow training. [3JUN2012]
  • League Scheduler
  • Sporting Software sports and physical activity software [1SEP2004]
• Courts and Facilities
• Training Equipment
  • Practice Partner shuttle feeder [12DEC2014]

Europe

• General Equipment and Supplies
  • KwFlex Full range of Badminton equipment, Netherlands. [27DEC2023]
  • Victor Rackets, accessories, court equipment, mats, etc.
  • A.Henkel Rackets. Germany
  • Prospeed distributor of Prospeed rackets and accessories for Europe. Denmark. [19JUL2020]
  • Tactic rackets, Sportswear and accessories. Denmark.
  • YONEX
  • Alpal custom sports clothes/socks, Turkey [22OCT2002]
• Sports Software
  • Plani Tournament (Plani Tournoi) Online Tournament and League management. French and English versions. [28MAR2015]
  • Tournament Planner Comprehensive Tournament software designed for Badminton and other sports. This site also has good current badminton news.
  • TIPS Tournament Information and Planning System. Germany
  • Swiss Ladder (description and link to software) [4JUL2000]
  • Tournaminton iOS software for Swiss system tournaments. German/English/Spanish [10JAN2015]
• Training Equipment
  • Baddy open source effort to create shuttle feeder. [04AUG2017]
  • Turbo Feeder manual shuttle feeding tube [12FEB2015]
  • Sport & Teknik training machine( shuttle feeder )  from Sweden [3JUN2011]

Asia

• General Equipment and Supplies
  • Badminton Bay - vendor - wide range of equipment from many brands. Selangor, Malaysia. Sells worldwide. [08AUG2017]
  • Badminton Shop OnlineFull range of supplies. Yonex, Victor, RSL,Carlton and more. Hong Kong. [08AUG2017]
  • Baleaf Sports, rackets, shuttles and a wide variety of sporting goods of all kinds. OEM. Xiamen, China. [2JUN2012]
  • D'Mantis , shuttlecocks, rackets, bags. Hunan Province, China [20MAR2011]
  • Anhui Lanxinag Sporting Goods Co Ltd.,  shuttlecocks, Anhui Province, China [1DEC2008]
  • RCL Shuttles, shoes, clothing and more. Malaysia
  • AEF Sports Product Xiamen Co. Ltd. Stringing Machines. Xiamen, Fujon, China.
  • Jiangsu Holly Corporation, Holly Building, 50 Zhonghua Rd., Nanjing, China. Tel: 0086-25-2301288-8196 Fax: 0086-25-2306242 Zip: 210001
  • Eagnas wide range and high quality stringing machines [26MAR2000]
  • Fangcan Group Ltd. badminton rackets and other sports equipment, Fujian, China [24AUG2011]
  • Feifan Sport Equipment Company, LTD., Yongning Industrial Zone Shishi City Fujlan China.  TEL +86-595-8480010 8486086 8487110 FAX:+86-595-8482860 e mail: wilful@public.qz.fj.cn
  • GF Sports ( Joobong ), Seoul, Korea. Full range of badminton products under Joobong brand. ( Olympic Gold Medalist Park Joobong).
  • ILoveHX Replacement grips and Grip Wrap. OTS,OEM, customized. Guangdong, China [05FEB2020]
  • Jiangshan Mike Net Trading Company, LTD. Zhejiang Province, China. Tom Mao, mxxq@sina.com
  • Karakal full range of badminton supplies. Also other racket sports. [27FEB2001]
  • Kimoni International full range of badminton supplies. Hong Kong. [15APR2007]
  • Kumpoo ( China and Japan ) Rackets, shuttles, shoes, clothing, accessories [12OCT2008]
  • Li-Ning. Full range of sporting goods including badminton equipment and accessories. [3JUN2014]
  • Megasport. Shuttles and Rackets. Hong Kong [[23JUN2006]
  • Mingfeng Sports Company Ltd. shuttlecock manufacturer. Dachong , Lishui town, Nanhai city Guangdong, China. Code: 528200, Tel: 86-757-85606890, Fax: 86-757-85668047 [29FEB2004]
  • Aisheng Co. LTD MMOA brand rackets, shuttles, clothing, accessories. Taiwan. [8SEP2007]
  • Protech Sports rackets, shuttles, uniforms, accessories. Factory in China, headquarters in Malaysia. [1MAR2006]
  • Religent Sports Goods.  Full range of duck and goose feather shuttles. Guangzhou, China [OCT2008]
  • SportsUncle - vendor - full range of sporting goods including Badminton. Rackets, shoes, shuttles,accessories. [12SEP2018]
  • Sunbatta . - manufacturer - Full range of supplies for Badminton and other sports. Guangzhou, China. [14NOV2017]
  • Tactic Sport Manufacturer of rackets, shuttles, clothing and more. Contact: Shirley Chen ( shirley@tacticsport.com ).  [7JUN2010]
  • Tronex Sporting Goods Ltd. Manufacturer of Feathered Shuttles (Hong Kong)
  • Trump Sports Company , Ltd. - Rackets, shuttles, Accessories (Taiwan)
  • Victor Sports - mfg - full range of equipment. Taiwan. [06AUG2017]
  • Wilful Sports Company rackets and accessories (Fujian, China). Contact: weierfu@pub1.qz.fj.cn
  • Winex Feathered Shuttles, Rackets, Shoes, Bags (Taiwan) email: winex.co@msa.hinet.net
  • WSD - Rackets ( steel, aluminum, graphite), covers, nets.  (Hangzhou , China )
  • Yang Yang Badminton Products Rackets, Apparel, Accessories (Malaysia)
  • Yonex International Home ( Japan )
  • Caoton Sporting Goods, Ltd composite rackets (Taiwan)
  • Postsky Shuttles shuttlecocks (Canton, China)
  • Prospeed - rackets, Malaysia based but ships anywhere.
  • Sosan Sports  shuttlecocks, rackets, grips, and strings. (Xiamen, China). Available in USA from RacketWorld.
• Technology
  • Coollang Sports - Badminton Racket Tracer - capture full racket movement history for later analysis. [27APR2015]
• Sports Software
  • Ayumisoft Badminton Tournament Organizer - software for organizing and running tournaments
• Courts and Facilities
  • Enlio - extensive selection of flooring including Badminton floor mats. China. [20MAR2020]
  • Broad Sports - badminton flooring. China. [31MAR2013] defunct as of 2018
  • Siboasi Shuttlecock Shooter training machine (shuttle feeder)   [20MAR2020]
  • Sunbatta . - sports flooring manufacturer - Full range of supplies for Badminton and other sports. Guangzhou, China. [14NOV2017]

Rest of the World

• Badminton Store - online vendor - full range of Badminton equipment. Australia.[30DEC2018]

The information here is presented as-is and I take no responsibility for errors or omissions or for the integrity of the manufacturer listed or the quality of the product offered. Please contact me with your comments and I will make all possible efforts to incorporate them into the presentation