Identify Genuine Yonex Products

Yonex’s high quality equipment and performance can only be guaranteed by purchasing genuine Yonex product from Authorized Yonex Retailers like Badminton Corner and others.

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While there are physical indicators to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit products, low-priced products have a high likelihood of being a counterfeit, as well as being ineligible for the manufacturer’s warranty within the United States. There are many imitations of Yonex equipment found on internet auction sites. Many of them are crude copies that break easily, injuring you or causing damage to your surroundings.

Please be careful when you buy products from unofficial stores and sites. Counterfeit racquets are not covered by the product warranty.

Below are some of the differences between genuine and counterfeit racquets:

Some of the differences to look out for between Genuine and Counterfeit products

No.1 - Difficulty peeling off the hologram sticker

It is difficult to remove the hologram sticker on genuine racquets due to the special glue used. With counterfeit racquets the hologram sticker is easy to peel off with your nail.


GENUINE YONEX RACQUET	COUNTERFEIT (STICKER CAN BE EASILY PEELED OFF)

New hologram sticker for genuine products.

No.2 - Check the Yonex logo

The 'YY' device and Yonex logo are printed clearly. The 'O' in YONEX on counterfeit racquets is often wide and round, with a larger space inside the letter.


GENUINE YONEX RACQUET	COUNTERFEIT (LETTERS OF YONEX ARE NOT CORRECT)

No.3 - Check the production numbers on the racquet cap

All genuine racquets have laser engraved production codes on the cap above the handle.


GENUINE YONEX RACQUET (LASER ENGRAVED CODES)	COUNTERFEIT (CODES ARE ONLY PRINTED, NOT ENGRAVED)

No.4 - Check the color of the butt cap

If you already have a genuine racquet, please compare the butt cap's color. A counterfeit racquet will often be a different shade of green, too light or too dark.