^ NIKE! I was thinking same thing. This could be a good sign, bigger sponsors, more exposure, more prize money, more organized... Now we just need the nike players to perform well...Andrew you are carrying the hopes of everyone west of the atlantic
Hopefully if Nike and adidas get involved in sponsoring players and making equipment (not rackets but shoes shirts etc) then this will do the same as what it did to tennis and boost the sports appeal and prizemoney etc
Yes, the advertising budget for that ONE commercial with Adrian Peterson having lizard skin is probably bigger than all prize money in badminton in NA
no la, he meant Andrew Smith. I also shocked to see he wearing Nike. But I recalled from another thread, Nike has its own badminton shoes too.
To ctjcad, We couldn't upload it sometimes, but now it's better than before. I find another interesting thing in this pic of Smith. The logo on his rakect is the same on his back and just like a dimond. The England XD pair had Head as their sponsor.
Hmm.. i see. is it getting better than before if one wants to access other foreign-based websites as well?..imageshack? twitter? facebook?.. i know one can use proxy type programs, in china, to access those websites, but it's temporary..
^^Nike and Adidas brands..^^ ..have been in badminton (mostly with their shoes) for a while. It's just now they've really jumped into sponsoring pro players through their apparel (clothing) line.
