A macro of the cover of my badminton racket, for today's Macro Mondays theme `Summer Olympic Sports'.

At my `peak', I used to play up to 12 hours of badminton a week, but over the years that's dwindled significantly, and I haven't actually played at all in about 2 years now---I must get myself in gear! :D

A champion is just a racket away.

A racket being re-strung at Birmingham Arena England where 2019 Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships took place between 6th-10th March.

A champion is crowned in each event in Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Double and Mixed Doubles

the winners are:

MEN's Singles : Kento MOMOTA

WOMEN's Singles : CHEN Yufie

MEN's Doubles : Mohammad AHSAN and Hendra SETIAWAN

WOMEN's Doubles : CHEN Qingchen and JIA Yifna

MIXED Doubles: ZHENG Siwei and HUANG Yaqiong

YONEX INTERNATIONAUX DE FRANCE DE BADMINTON

YONEX INTERNATIONAUX DE FRANCE DE BADMINTON

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki swinging her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

Sabine Lisicki finishing off a shot with her VCORE Tour 97 : Check out the VCORE Tour 97 here.

YONEX INTERNATIONAUX DE FRANCE DE BADMINTON

Yonex badminton french open tournament in Paris sketches during the finals.

Finale des internationaux de France de Badminton 2014 à Paris

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki swinging her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

Sabine Lisicki arriving at Wimbledon 2013, Round 3.

Check out her Yonex Pro Racquet Bag here.

This yonex badminton equipment racquet is top of the line when its time to practice.

パワークッション フュージョンレブ AC

¥14,000＋税

シューズと足とが一体化するローカットモデル「フュージョンレブ」。

www.yonexusa.com Angelique Kerber preparing to swing her VCORE 100S yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=808 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.com Angelique Kerber swinging her VCORE 100S yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=808 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki and her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

Sabine Lisicki finishing a shot with her VCORE Tour 97 : Check out the VCORE Tour 97 here.

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki swinging her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

パワークッションはヨネックスが独自に開発した軽量衝撃吸収材。

衝撃を吸収するのに反発する。つまり、着地時に受ける衝撃を和らげながら、

そのエネルギーを次のフットワークに変換する。

在腳跟底部的POWER CUSHION有分成"上層、中層、下層"三層, 並且設定硬度為"硬、軟、硬"，而這三層構造的衝擊吸收性, 反彈性均以最好的硬度與厚度基準來設計, 所以會比之前的POWER CUSHION在衝擊吸收性上提高30%、反彈性能提高5%

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki preparing to swing her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.com Angelique Kerber rejoicing with her VCORE 100S yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=808 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

Sabine Lisicki celebrating with her VCORE Tour 97 : Check out the VCORE Tour 97 here.

Sabine Lisicki with her VCORE Tour 97 : Check out the VCORE Tour 97 here.

Sabine Lisicki with her VCORE Tour 97 : Check out the VCORE Tour 97 here.

Sabine Lisicki with her VCORE Tour 97 : Check out the VCORE Tour 97 here.

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki preparing to swing her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

YONEX INTERNATIONAUX DE FRANCE DE BADMINTON

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki celebrating with her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki swinging her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.com Angelique Kerber and her VCORE 100S yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=808 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki swinging her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

MD: GOH V Shem / TAN Wee Kiong

Yonex badminton french open tournament in Paris sketches during the finals.

Finale des internationaux de France de Badminton 2014 à Paris

www.yonexusa.com Angelique Kerber setting up the serve with her VCORE 100S yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=808 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.com Angelique Kerber rejoicing her VCORE 100S yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=808 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki celebrating with her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki celebrating with her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki swinging her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

www.yonexusa.com - Ivanovic at Wimbledon 2012 preparing to swing her EZONE Xi yonexusa.com/displaysubcat.cfm?subcatid=52 racquet.

www.yonexusa.com Angelique Kerber swinging her VCORE 100S yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=808 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

MD: Fajar ALFIAN / Muhammad Rian ARDIANTO

www.yonexusa.comSabine Lisicki swinging her VCORE TOUR 97 yonexusa.com/displayproduct.cfm?productid=990 racquet at the 2012 Wimbledon Tournament

SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 - Badminton : The YONEX Open Japan 2008 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on September 20, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tsutomu Takasu)