Yonex Becomes Official Partner of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

Yonex has been confirmed as the Official Provider of Badminton Equipment and Services at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The sponsorship will see Yonex provide 15 certified international standard badminton courts, tournament shuttles, nets, posts and a players’ stringing service as well as having branding rights for court mats and net posts.

The Badminton Competition will take place at the Emirates Arena and will be played across all 11 days of sport competition at Glasgow 2014 (24 July – 3 August).

Yonex is a global Badminton, Tennis and Golf equipment and services company headquartered in Japan, but with branches across the world including distributors in all Commonwealth countries. Established in 1946, the firm has previously been the Official Badminton Equipment Supplier at all the Olympic Games since the sports induction at Barcelona 1992 and is a long time title sponsor of the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships.

Managing Director (UK) of Yonex, Paul Jepson, said, “Yonex is very proud to have been selected as an Official Provider to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Part of our company mission is to contribute to society through sports and our involvement in these Games is representative of the investments we make at all levels of badminton to stimulate participation and inspire tomorrow’s champions. We very much look forward to what we are sure will be a spectacle of great sport and we are delighted to be able to play a part in Glasgow 2014.”

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving 70 teams of athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years.

Glasgow 2014 will be the XX Commonwealth Games and will be held from 23 July to 3 August. It will feature 17 sports in 11 days of competition with 261 medal events on show.

The Games will play host to 4,500 athletes and is expected to sell around 1,000,000 tickets with the event aided by an army of 15,000 volunteers.