Located about 30 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur, Klang is one of the most famous places to visit for different cultural and heritage sites, various foods, and coastal areas (to Pulau Ketam, literally translated as Crab Island). Klang Sports Centre was selected as the next destination for VICTOR Malaysia to host a product demo for local badminton lovers and fans.

Introducing VICTOR, a Brand Well-Known to Many

VICTOR is one of the most prominent sports brands that Mr Chen Den Li from Taipei established in 1968. VICTOR has been the official partner for multiple prestigious tournaments, and just recently, Badminton Asia has named VICTOR as the official partner for the next few tournaments (2024-2027), including Badminton Asia Championships and Badminton Asia Team Championships. Today, one of its branches has landed in Malaysia. The sports equipment is badminton-based; merchandise is available on the official website (https://www.victorsports.my/) and Shopee (https://shopee.com.my/victormalaysia.os).  

Several Malaysian shuttlers are well-equipped with VICTOR’s sports equipment. Notably, Men Singles’ Lee Zii Jia, Mixed Doubles’ Goh Soon Huat and Lai Shevon Jemie, and Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing. VICTOR also provides several international shuttlers with their appointed equipment, such as Taiwan’s (Dr) Tai Tzu Ying, Indonesia’s Women’s Doubles’ Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, legendary Men’s Doubles’ (aka The Daddies) Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, and Mixed Doubles’ Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto and Lisa Ayu Kusumawati, and Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto. 

VICTOR Malaysia is now available on various social media platforms: Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, providing many updates about merchandise alongside badminton lovers’ favourite shuttlers. 

Product Demo Vol. 06

The Product Demo was held at the sports centre from the 10th to 11th of November, starting from 8 pm to 10 pm. VICTOR staff were seen making preparations a few minutes prior to the event. A counter for registration, VICTOR sign displays, and a set of badminton racquets were there. Two badminton courts, directly next to the entrance to the badminton courts, were reserved, and walk-in registration was needed but completely free. All visitors needed to do was to walk past a banner featuring Lai Pei Jing at the main entrance and head straight to the counter to fill in a simple form with credentials. 

The Product Demo kicked off around 8 pm. The VICTOR staff would provide visitors with different recommendations and models to try. Fret not if you have no partner, as one of the staff would be ready to be your partner. Each person was allocated 10 minutes to try the racquets, but you can test them longer if there are not too many visitors. 

A quick glimpse around the badminton courts and you could see some badminton lovers wearing PETRONAS Shop’s Shuttlehearts’ jerseys. A family wore the PETRONAS Shuttlehearts Victory ’23 Badminton Jersey, and I had the PETRONAS Shuttlehearts ’22 Badminton Jersey on. 

The first badminton racquet I was recommended was Indonesia’s Mohammad Ahsan’s Auraspeed 100 X. I was also recommended Hendra Setiawan’s, but I did not manage to test it. Lee Zii Jia’s Thruster Ryuga was a popular choice, so I did not manage to try it either. Nevertheless, I had the opportunity to test two of (Dr) Tai Tzu Ying’s Thruster TTY, which the first generation is no longer in production and is now a precious collection to those who own it. The explanations of the racquets given by VICTOR staff are informative. As a fellow badminton fan with little to minimum knowledge about racquets, I learned many new things in 40 minutes. The friendly customer service to all badminton lovers and fans was surely felt.

An Interview Opportunity

I was recognised and asked to be interviewed by one of the VICTOR staff at the counter. In a casual interview where I briefly tested Tai Tzu Ying’s Thruster TTY, I was asked about VICTOR, the experience of using Mohammad Ahsan’s and Tai Tzu Ying’s appointed badminton racquets. I also briefly answered a few other questions, but further interview content may be available on VICTOR’s official TikTok platform soon. 

Concluding Words

It was a 40-minute stay for me in this Product Demo Vol. 06 from VICTOR due to my health conditions that do not encourage me to engage in badminton for long hours. Nevertheless, Team VICTOR may be in the midst of preparation for Vol. 07 of the Product Demo now that Vol. 06 has concluded, and an exciting announcement to fellow badminton lovers in Malaysia is expected soon. Hereby, I extend my sincerest gratitude for the explanations and opportunities given by VICTOR Malaysia. 

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