Illegal imitations of YONEX badminton equipment can be found everywhere!
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 our product warranty. We are constantly trying to reduce the availability of YONEX counterfeit products however products still appear on the internet so please take extra care.
Authentic Yonex racquets have a hologram sticker that is difficult to peel off with your nail.
It's difficult to remove the hologram sticker on genuine Yonex racquets due to the special glue used.
The hologram sticker on counterfeit racquets is easy to peel off with your finger nail.
All genuine Yonex racquets have laser engraved production codes on the cap above the handle.
The counterfeit shown has a printed code.
If you already have a genuine racquet, please compare the butt caps color. A counterfeit racquet will often be a different shade of green, too light or too dark.
The logo is not clear on the counterfeit.
The 'YY' device and YONEX logo are printed clearly on the authentic racquet.
The 'O' in YONEX on counterfeit racquets is often wide and round, with a larger space inside the letter. The font is incorrect on the fake YONEX racquet.
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