User:Njwaterfront/sandbox
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Key people | Vincent Liew, Founder/Chief Digital Officer |
| Website | http://www.badmintonplanet.com/ |
BadmintonPlanet is a non-profit web site that aims at promoting and encouraging fan participation for the sport of badminton. It offers the latest badminton news, photos, rankings and video highlights for badminton.
History[edit]
Vincent Liew founded BadmintonPlanet in 2002 at a small storage space in his landlord’s basement in San Jose, California. The website has since become a highly cited and popular website for the sport of badminton.
Lee Chong Wei's doping incident[edit]
BadmintonPlanet mobilized its followers to provide overwhelming support during former World No. 1 player Lee Chong Wei's doping investigation.
It was able to gather 6,692 signatures in ipetitions.com to support the Malaysian badminton legend.
BadmintonPlanet's YouTube video was retweeted by Lee Chong Wei [1]and became the top tweet on his official Twitter account as he went to Amsterdam to attend the anti-doping trial. [2]
YouTube Videos[edit]
BadmintonPlanet's videos for “Rules for Badminton singles” [3] and “Rules for Badminton Doubles” [4]have become two of the most viewed badminton rules videos on YouTube.
References[edit]
Category:Companies based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Category:Badminton
Category:Badminton World Federation