Victor (sports company) explained
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, 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, Jiangsu.[6]
Chen Den-li died on 4 January 2024, at the age of 89.[7]
Sponsorships
Victor supplies official materials for the following badminton athletes, teams, or associations:
National teams
Associations
Brand ambassadors
Players
Notes and References
- Web site: Global . VICTOR . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: Products . Victor Europe . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: Approved Shuttles . Badminton World Federation . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: About . Victor Sports . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: History . Victor Europe . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: 南京勝利VICTOR 羽球用品界的行家 . Taiwan Trade . 26 March 2019.
- News: Li . Chien-chung . Kao . Evelyn . Victor badminton brand founder Chen Den-li dies at 89 . 9 January 2024 . Central News Agency . 8 January 2024 . Chen Den-li (陳登立), the founder of Victor, a world-renowned Taiwanese badminton and racket brand, passed away at his home on Jan. 4 aged 89, the company said Monday on its Facebook page. Chen was born in Changhua County in 1935. He founded Victor Rackets Industrial Corp. in 1968 and began producing shuttlecocks, which became bestsellers in Taiwan within two years, according to the company..
- Web site: 重磅消息!胜利成为丹麦队新赞助商 . aiyuke . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: New Sponsor Confirmed . Badminton Oceania . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: 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 . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: Victor Athlete. Victor Sport . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: Victor Athlete. Victor Sport . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: Pisah dengan Yonex, Greysia Polii Bakal Tampil Beda di German Open 2019 . Bolasport.com . 26 March 2019.
- Web site: Chan . Deborah . Local Badminton Player Lee Zii Jia Lights Up Neon Billboard In New York's Times Square . Says.com . 10 March 2023 . 15 March 2023.
- Web site: Y . Nestri . Siti Fadia Beralih Sponsor ke Victor, Jersey Bakal Kompak dengan Apriyani Rahayu . Bola Sport . 1 March 2023 . 15 March 2023 . Indonesian.
- Web site: Zii Jia gets Victor boost. Kng Zheng Guan. English. 8 July 2022. 25 February 2022.