*New! Adidas Badminton

**yan.v** · 02-01-2013, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by Sgt_Strider

Kwun,

Can you at least share with us when we can purchase Adidas badminton shoes in the US? Or I'll be forced to buy them from a HK retailer?

I'm not sure I can give details about when it will be released in the US, but from what I could get, you will not need to buy them from HK and the launch is planned to be soon. Not super soon, but soon.

***kwun*** · 02-01-2013, 11:15 AM

yeah. it will be within months. the launch will be staggered between countries. from various non-official sources i gather, the launch in HK will be in Feb/March time frame, and it will be later for the US/Canada.

**phili** · 02-01-2013, 11:45 AM

I think they wrote on their facebook page that they will launch in the US in July. If you are interested in a direct answer just post on their wall.

**Sgt_Strider** · 02-02-2013, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by phili

I think they wrote on their facebook page that they will launch in the US in July. If you are interested in a direct answer just post on their wall.

Damn! How is July consider soon?!

**yan.v** · 02-02-2013, 11:53 AM

Since they seem to be posting release dates on their Facebook, let me give out some info. The following quotes are all on their FB page.

France - April 2013

Bonjour a tous et a toutes. adidas Badminton arrivera en France en avril 2013!

General - Q1 2013

Dear all, information on this racket and the entire range will be available Q1 2013 - be ready for a lot of surprises and excitement. have a great New year to you all.

We will show the selected racket with the specs..... the rest will be unveiled Q1 2013 in your respective countries, we do not want to spoil the fun!

Dear All adidas badminton will be launched worldwide and will be launched Q1/Q2 2013... enjoy the game

Hong Kong - March 2013

You will be able to buy the adidas Badminton range in HK around March 2013.

Germany - Q2 2013 (spring/summer)

The range will be launched in Germany Q2 2013... We will have more than 20 rackets in the range!! For sponsoring please contact us in separate message

Thailand -Spring/Summer 2013

sales will start Q2 2013

India - Spring/Summer 2013

rackets will be in India Spring/Summer 2013 - thanks - adidas Badminton

Canada - March/April 2013

Canada March/April 2013

Malaysia/Indonesia - May 2013

Malaysia and Indonedia will be around May 2013

UK - Q1 2013

It will come to the UK Q1 2013

Nylon AND feather shuttlecocks will be available in the UK Spring 2013...

Australia - June 2013

Products will be in Australia around June 2013 - Keep watching (and Liking!) our Facebook page to find out more...Thanks - adidas Badminton

Taiwan - Summer 2013

Taiwan will be Summer 2013

United States - Summer 2013

adidas Badminton will be available in the US - Summer 2013 - thanks - adidas Badminton

With all this information, I think I can safely unveil the information I have since it's mostly on their page. Keep in mind that it can change.

The launch in US is planned for March 2013 (despite the last quote saying Summer 2013). I don't know if this means sales will start in March or if products will be presented in March. They should also have a web site coming very soon. As for Canada, they said that they are still trying to figure out some stuff so they are not ready yet.

Sorry for the messy post, took me a while to find all the info and write it here. I'll try to make it look a little better.

**demolidor** · 02-02-2013, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by Licin

Thanks for the info, demolidor... i could not wait to see the design and feel the quality...Surely it would be far better than Yonex SP bags.

Looks like the black/red is the pro bag, seems a pretty firm bag and premium quality unlike the blue/silver (different design, not just colour) one which is probably on terms with Yonex EX bags. Too bad the blue/silver is the one with a broad range of bags

, rectangular one still looks pretty okay (style similar to BAG1201W, etc. well more like the EX equivalent then 9231WEX). Adidas clothbag available as well

.
Shoes looks a continuation of the original BD Feather rather than BD Feather 2 (as "feared")

. Wouldn't hold my breath for the rest of the clothes or shoes though ...

**clawhammers** · 02-02-2013, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by kwun

They have been working on Adidas for the past 2 years. I have seen their complete catalog that includes everything in their first launch. While the details of which is still confidential (and understandably so), I think it will be OK to say that I am very impressed by their first foray into the market, and certainly showed that they have been working very hard and done the proper research into the market.

Let’s take a break at this point, and I will continue to talk about what sort of stuff Adidas Badminton have planned for the future.

Kwun,

You mentioned about adidas' catalogue during your conversation.

When would it be available for public ? (hopefully online)

Many thanks for your comprehensive summary.

**Borbor** · 02-02-2013, 11:52 PM

just read from another overseas forum where a shop had demos available.

The AdiPower apparently feels a LOT like the VT80.

Each series will split into "Pro" and "Tour". No clue what that's about.

We should ask Cheung to give Olym Sports HK a shout and get his hands on the demos

**zionong** · 02-03-2013, 11:21 PM

http://racketsportsusa.com/

This is the official adidas website which has a launching count down on it. But I am not sure whether are we able to actually buy their products on that time.

***Cheung*** · 02-04-2013, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by Borbor

just read from another overseas forum where a shop had demos available.

The AdiPower apparently feels a LOT like the VT80.

Each series will split into "Pro" and "Tour". No clue what that's about.

We should ask Cheung to give Olym Sports HK a shout and get his hands on the demos

I have already tried the demo racquets

**Sgt_Strider** · 02-04-2013, 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by Cheung

I have already tried the demo racquets

Can you share your experience with us?

***Cheung*** · 02-04-2013, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by Sgt_Strider

Can you share your experience with us?

There were a range. Some were head heavy Pro range, Tour were more balanced. To be honest, there were too many racquets to try out and I have a bit of golfer's elbow.

**punksinatra** · 02-04-2013, 10:02 PM

Adidas racket types according to http://racketsportsusa.com/ website menu:
http://www.racketsportsusa.com/rackets.html
1.stronger
2.faster
3.precision
4.smart

String types according to the same:
1.durability
2.control

sample price:

http://www.racketsportsusa.com/racke...on-racket.html

Adidas nano carbon racket (faster category) 100 USD

does anyone have any detailed info yet? i'm curious...

***kwun*** · 02-04-2013, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by punksinatra

Adidas racket types according to http://racketsportsusa.com/ website menu:
http://www.racketsportsusa.com/rackets.html
1.stronger
2.faster
3.precision
4.smart

String types according to the same:
1.durability
2.control

sample price:

http://www.racketsportsusa.com/racke...on-racket.html

Adidas nano carbon racket (faster category) 100 USD

does anyone have any detailed info yet? i'm curious...

how did you managed to get to the internal URLs?

from what i can see and what is in the site, it looks like they are not final and maybe just for testing the online store.