Li Ning

**demolidor** · 03-18-2009, 03:35 PM

Li-ning shoes (if they haven't been posted before):

**Distanc3** · 03-18-2009, 03:47 PM

^ broken links?

**demolidor** · 03-18-2009, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by Distanc3

^ broken links?

Indeed (

). It seems to work if you copy and paste it

Here's a 4th one: http://www.bbesports.com/wzgl/ProductShow.asp?ID=600 (again: just copy-paste it)

Just checking the dates at the bottom, those were up back in december already so nothing new.

**Tsumaranai** · 03-18-2009, 08:06 PM

Well, they don't really look particularly interesting or great. It would be better if there was some description of the technology used to craft them.

**gjoo888** · 03-20-2009, 11:23 PM

I didn't notice the shoes, but after watching the All-England and the Swiss Open just about every Chinese player was still using Yonex racquets and wearing Yonex shiorts.

**don126** · 03-24-2009, 04:33 AM

anyone heard wether china have signed with li ning

**george@chongwei** · 03-25-2009, 01:37 AM

Originally Posted by don126

anyone heard wether china have signed with li ning

yep, sure.
this had been posted/discussed about 1-2 months ago

***jamesd20*** · 03-25-2009, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by george@chongwei

yep, sure.
this had been posted/discussed about 1-2 months ago

I think don126 meant is there any more updates - press releases, legal wrangling news, when the adverts will come out etc...

**RedShuttle** · 03-25-2009, 06:59 PM

Based on pictures from Indian Open, CHN is still a YY team.

In training, however...

**cooler** · 03-25-2009, 07:06 PM

look like the shoes are optional for now, YY or LN

**huangkwokhau** · 03-26-2009, 04:25 PM

China will use Li Ning products from April 1.....Li Ning will not allow CHN team to use Yonex products from April 1...

**silentheart** · 03-26-2009, 09:09 PM

the racquet might be optional also...

**huangkwokhau** · 03-26-2009, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by silentheart

the racquet might be optional also...

Li Ning is upgrading his racquets and hopefully it will be done by end of this year...more premium than Kason....

**RedShuttle** · 03-26-2009, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by cooler

look like the shoes are optional for now, YY or LN

Originally Posted by silentheart

the racquet might be optional also...

Sharp eyes

Since YY allowed LN shoes at AE already, maybe LN will give a grace period for YY shoes.

I am surprised that they are not 100% Kason rackets, at least in practice. Even though LN may make great rackets one day, I doubt they would make the sponsorship change based on potential product development.

In this case, money is really not everything. The championship is. Let's see how many YY rackets with LN/Kason logo will show up at the next few outings.

**cooler** · 03-27-2009, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by silentheart

the racquet might be optional also...

my gut feel is LN will upgrade or make new ones that mimics and replace the yonex that player's are accustom to. It's not illegal to copy certain popular yonex model's balance, weight, stiffness of a racket, and slap LN paint job on it.

**silentheart** · 03-27-2009, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by cooler

my gut feel is LN will upgrade or make new ones that mimics and replace the yonex that player's are accustom to. It's not illegal to copy certain popular yonex model's balance, weight, stiffness of a racket, and slap LN paint job on it.

Copy is OK. However, strip off the paint and repaint it is another matter. Yonex might have a x-ray machine during the WC.

**SibugiChai** · 03-27-2009, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by silentheart

Copy is OK. However, strip off the paint and repaint it is another matter. Yonex might have a x-ray machine during the WC.

I dont think LN wanna be sue by yonex for their racquets...

Paying is fine is small matter but Li Ning reputation will be ruin if they really strip the paint & repaint it...