Victor (sports company)
Type | Private |
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Industry | Sportswear and Sports Equipment |
Founded | 1968 |
Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan[1] |
Key people | Chen Den Li (Founder and Chairman) |
Products | Badminton shuttlecocks shoes, apparel, equipment, accessories |
Subsidiaries | VICTOR Europe GmbH VICTOR Rackets North America Far East VICTOR Sports Sdn Bhd |
Website | www.victorsport.com |
Victor Rackets Industrial Corporation (stylized as VICTOR) is a Taiwanese manufacturer of sporting equipment with products ranging from badminton and squash rackets, sportswear, shoes, shuttlecocks, and other equipment for the sport.[2] Its products are among the ones approved by Badminton World Federation for international tournaments.[3]
History[]
Victor was founded in 1968 by Chen Den Li (陳登立), producing badminton shuttlecocks which in two years topped the sales in Taiwan.[4] It expanded its distribution to Europe after Guido Schmidt started the distribution with VICTOR Sport Vertriebs GmbH as the trademark rights holder for the continent.[5] In 1992, Victor opened its production center in Nanjing, China.[6]
Sponsorships[]
Victor supplies official materials for the following badminton athletes, teams, or associations:
National teams[]
- Denmark national badminton team[7]
- Malaysia national badminton team[8]
Associations[]
Brand ambassadors[]
Players[]
- Anders Antonsen[11]
- Tai Tzu-ying[11]
- Wang Tzu-wei[11]
- Hendra Setiawan[11]
- Mohammad Ahsan[11]
- Praveen Jordan[11]
- Melati Daeva Oktavianti[11]
- Greysia Polii[12]
- Apriyani Rahayu[11]
- Ashwini Ponnappa[11]
- Kirsty Gilmour[11]
References[]
- ^ "Global". VICTOR. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Products". Victor Europe. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Approved Shuttles". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "About". Victor Sports. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "History". Victor Europe. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "南京勝利VICTOR 羽球用品界的行家". Taiwan Trade. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "重磅消息!胜利成为丹麦队新赞助商". aiyuke. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "BAM boosted by multi-million deal with Victor". The Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "New Sponsor Confirmed". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "胜利VICTOR 传奇LEGEND III(赵剑华)羽毛球拍新品评测,楚天原创!". ctsports.com.cn. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Victor Athlete". Victor Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Pisah dengan Yonex, Greysia Polii Bakal Tampil Beda di German Open 2019". Bolasport.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
External links[]
- 1968 establishments in Taiwan
- Sportswear brands
- Taiwanese brands
- Manufacturing companies based in Taipei
- Sporting goods manufacturers of Taiwan
- Badminton equipment manufacturers
- Golf equipment manufacturers
- Manufacturing companies established in 1968