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Front Cover: Tai Tzu Ying


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YONEX ALL ENGLAND OPEN BADMINTON


CHAMPIONSHIPS: THE BEST ARE BACK 06 RAPHAEL SACHETAT PREVIEWS THE FORTHCOMING YONEX ALL ENGLAND OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS WHICH WILL FEATURE A STELLAR LINE-UP INCLUDING LEGENDS LIN DAN, LEE CHONG WEI AND OLYMPIC CHAMPION CHEN LONG


ASICS GEL-TASK BADMINTON SHOE 12 INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON MAGAZINE REVIEWS THE LATEST EDITION


OF THE ASICS GEL-TASK WHICH REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BADMINTON SHOES IN LATEST ASICS INDOOR COLLECTION, OFFERING PLAYERS OF ALL STANDARDS WITH LIGHTWEIGHT DURABILITY AND SUPPORT, COMPLEMENTED BY CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY STYLING


WHAT BADMINTON CAN LEARN FROM


FORMULA ONE 13 AS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR RACKET SPORTS IN THE UK, BADMINTON HAS CONTINUED TO SEE INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY IN RECENT YEARS. HAWK-EYE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN LEVERAGED TO MAKE BETTER JUDGEMENT CALLS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY EMBEDDED WITHIN RACKETS TO IMPROVE POWER AND DURABILITY. THESE TECHNOLOGIES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PLAY A BIG PART IN BADMINTON MATCHES, HOWEVER, NEITHER GIVES ANY INSIGHT INTO WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN DURING A GAME. SAMIR ABID EXPLAINS WHY BADMINTON CAN LEARN A LOT FROM FORMULA ONE


THE BIG PICTURE: LI XUERUI BEATS COMPATRIOT WANG YIHAN IN 2012 OLYMPIC


GAMES WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL 16 AS PART OF ITS CELEBRATION OF THE MOST MEMORABLE IMAGES FROM THE SPORT, INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON MAGAZINE PRESENTS LI XUERUI OF CHINA STANDING ON THE OLYMPIC PODIUM AFTER BEATING COMPATRIOT WANG YIHAN IN THE WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL OF THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES IN LONDON. LI, WHO PLAYS UNDER THE BANNER OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY, JUST QUALIFIED FOR LONDON 2012 THANKS TO AN UNEXPECTED WIN AT THE YONEX ALL ENGLAND THAT YEAR WHEN SHE WAS STILL RELATIVELY UNKNOWN


TAI TZU YING: THE GIRL NEXT DOOR 18 22-YEAR-OLD TAI TZU YING IS THE NEW WORLD NO.1. HER FRIENDLY


CHARACTER, HER EVER-JOYFUL SPIRIT AND INCREDIBLE TALENT HAVE MADE HER A SPORTING ICON IN HER HOME COUNTRY, CHINESE TAIPEI, AS WELL AS WITH BADMINTON FANS AROUND THE WORLD


WORLD RANKINGS 25 MEN’S SINGLES, WOMEN’S SINGLES, MIXED DOUBLES, MEN’S DOUBLES


AND WOMEN’S DOUBLES AT A GLANCE


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