Henri Hurskainen wins Danish International!!
Henri Hurskainens great form from the European Championships is still in full effect. The 25 year old went on to win the Danish International 2012 this past weekend. He beat previous world top 10 men's singles player Joachim Persson in his quarter final and winning in 3 sets. He then went on to beat fellow swede Gabriel Ulldal in straight sets in his semifinal and then in the final he bested Rune Usling of Denmark, who had beaten 1st sed Brice Leverdez in his semifinal, in straight sets. A big congratulations to Henri who showed that the amazing result from the european championships wasn't a one time occurance!

Hurksainen leaves European Championships with a silver medal!
After his amazing performance earlier in the week beating both Gade and Axelsen, Henri was now playing the men's singles final against Marc Zwiebler of Germany. On paper this is a fairly close matchup and considering the play Henri had delivered earlier in the week, hopes were high. Unfortunately the final never turned into the match people had hoped for. The speed and consistency that saw Henri through to the final just wasn't there in the last match of the tournament and you could clearly see him being effected by the 2 very hard matches he had up to the final compared to Zweibler who had had two fairly easy matches prior to the final. In the end Zweibler won in straight sets. Understandably a disspointment for Hurskainen but overall still an amazing performance doing something no swedish men's singles players has been able to do for 16 years, reaching a men's singles final in the european championships. Lets hope he is now able to absorb this experiance in a way that lets him raise his game to a much higher level.

European Championship upset no2!!
Henri Hurskainen is keeping up his great play and delivered shock number 2 on friday evening when he went up against Victor Axelsen in his semifinal. 1st set was a close one with Victor in the end winning it with 21-19, 2nd set was won by Henri with 21-17 and now it was time for another three set marathon. 3rd set both players follwed eachother closely on the scoreboard neither playing being much more then 1 or 2 points ahead at anytime. However as the match went on Axelsen got more and more frustrated with his inability to score the points and he was also noticeably bothered by the very loud homecrowd cheering Henri on and as the 3rd set went on Henri kept his gameplan on track while more and more of Axelsen play was now moody and sometimes sloppy. This resulted in chock number 2 of these European championships, 21-18 to Henri in the 3rd set and the unseeded swede is now in his first ever european championship men's singles final where he will play Marc Zwiebler who beat Jorgensen of Denmark in his semifinal.

European Championships chock!
Henri Hurskainen who played his way to the quarter final beating a russin player in his 2nd match was now up against the impossible. Peter Gade, who had never lost a men's singles match in the European championships. On paper this was not going to happen, unseeded Henri Hurskainen against 1st seed and world no4 Peter Gade, but the time for upsets from Hurskainen was obviously during the European championships in Karlskrona. Henri took the first set 21-19 due to a lot of easy mistakes from Gades side early in the set. 2nd set wasn't not a good one for Henri and he lost this 12-21. 3rd set was a tough battle for both players with the long rallies of the previous 2 sets showing on both players. Gade pulled ahead to a scary 18-11 lead and by now noone would ever believe this was possible to recover from. But Henri did just that, with good patience and maturity he kept gridning with long rallies and now it was obvious that the giant that is Gade was running out of steam and he started taking chances to get the set finished. Henri caught up to 16-18 and by now the crowd was going wild in Area Telenor, the score was now 18-18 and Henri had just recovered 7 points in a row. Gade now rushed a short serve from Henri bring him to 19-18 lead. Which was quickly recovered in the next rally by the swede taking it to 19 all and then going on to closing the 3rd set winning it by 21-19 making the super upset a fact. Gade was out of the European championships and Henri Hurskainen is now to play a semifinal against up and coming danish start Victor Axelsen.

Maria Vijande Spanish Junior champion
Maria Vijande followed up her good results from the U19 Spanish International by winning the women's singles in the Spanish U19 Championships 2012

Amanda Wallin wins double titles at the U22 Swedish Championships
Amanda Wallin had a good weekend in Malmö during the U22 Swedish Championships. She won both the women's doubles together with Louise Eriksson, beating Sanna and Sara Theodorsson in the final. Amanda also went on to win the mixed doubles together with Oscar Kruse, beating Patrik Lundqvist / Louise Eriksson in the final. Big congratulations to Amanda for a very good tournament!

FUKUDA Pro Team Poland success!
Jacek Kolumbajew the first player to become a part of FUKUDA Pro Team Poland scored an early sucess in the 2012 Polish Championships winning the Silver medal i the mixed doubles category. A very strong performance by the 20 year old player and we hope to see more of him on the podium in the future!

Henri Hurskainen wins his 3rd mens singles title
Henri Hurskainen went into the Swedish Championships as the undisputed 1st seed and went through to the final without loosing a set. In the final he went up against 2nd seed Mathias Wigardt. The final was an entertaining match that went back and forth in control. Henri winning the 1st set 21-19 and Mathias winning the 2nd 21-15. Henri pulled himself together at this point and went on to take the 3rd and final set 21-17. This was Henris 3rd mens singles title in 4 years and there is no doubt that the redheaded lefthander is the dominant mens singles player in Sweden right now

Magnus Sahlberg wins his first doubles gold medal
Magnus Sahlberg who entered the FUKUDA Pro Team as a singles player but after about 6 months shifted his focus over to mens and mixed doubles due to an old injury acting up got a quick resultcheck on his new doubles adventure. Paired up with Joel Johansson Berg from Kista they had to first go through the qualifier rounds to enter the main tournament. Once in the main draw they went up against a semifinal seed pair who they beat in straight sets. In the semifinal they went up against an old returning pair, Joakim Andersson and Imanuel Hirschfelt who had beat the 2nd seeds on their way to the semifinal. After a close 3 seter Berg/Sahlberg emerged victorious. In the final they faced Nico Ruponen / Mathias Wigardt which they beat in 2 straight sets. Very nice performance by the newly formed pairing winning the Swedish Championships which was their 2nd tournament ever.

Amanda Wallin wins her 2nd mixed doubles silver!
Amanda Wallin went in the 2012 Swedish Championships unseeded with her new partner Nico Ruponen. In their quarter final they went up against Gert Kunka / Amanda Hogstrom, the pair that Amanda lost to in last years final. This time the result was different. Amanda and Nico beat the 1st seeds in straight sets. The semifinal was against a pair from MBK, Patrik Lundqvist / Emma Wengberg who were also beaten in straight sets. In the final they went up against Elin Bergblom and Andi Hartono from Uppsala and delivered a strong performance but didn\'t manage to pull out a win in this 3 set match. Amanda also reached the semifinal in ladies doubles but was forced to withdraw before playing the semifinal due to an injury her doubles partner got during her mixed doubles semifinal.

Ellinor Widh grabs the ladies singles silver medal!
Ellinor Widh went into the 2012 Swedish Championships unseeded and in her quarterfinal she went up against 2nd seed Christine Pettersson who she beat in 2 straight sets. In the semifinal she faced Frida Mattson who also got sent home after 2 sets. In the final she went up against Elin Bergblom and in the end lost a very close 3 set match. Ellinor had a good chance of winning the game but a combination of nerves and the routine of her opponent became to much to overcome in the end even if the playskill of the two was very even.

Jenny Wan reaches the semifinal in Swedish Championships
Jenny Wan went into the 2012 Swedish Championships as the 1st seed in ladies singles. In the first round she beat a qualifying player and Regina Zsigmond from Gothenburg in her quarterfinal. The semifinal against returning player Elin Bergblom who made a comeback for this year proved too hard and Jenny lost in 2 rather close sets. Still a strong performance for the 1st year senior.

FUKUDA Pro Team 2012 in the Swedish Championships
The past weekend the Swedish National Champion was played in Uppsala and all of our Pro Team players delivered strong performances making sure that FUKUDA was the dominating brand in the final stages of the tournament. A total of 2 gold medals (mens singles and mens doubles) and 2 silver medals (ladies singles and mixed doubles) and a semifinal place in ladies doubles and ladies singles is a performance we are very happy with.

FUKUDA Pro Team Sweden 2011-2012
The following players are apart of the FUKUDA Pro Team Sweden for the 2011 - 2012 season. Henri Hurskainen - men\'s singles player. Ranked no1 in Sweden and no52 in the world. Magnus Sahlberg - men\'s singles player. Ranked no2 in Sweden and no 152 in the world. Amanda Wallin - ladies and mixed doubles player. Ranked no2 in sweden in ladies doubles and no3 in mixed doubles in Sweden. Ranked 52nd in the world in ladies doubles together with Louise Eriksson. Ellinor Widh - womans singles player - ranked top 5 in ladies singles in sweden. Jenny Wan - womans singles player - ranked top 5 in ladies singles in sweden. These 5 players are the Pro Team Sweden for 2011 - 2012 and during the season there will be opportunities to see them play and meet them at various tournaments. They will also be doing some exhibition matches during the season.

Magnus Sahlberg joins the FUKUDA team
The Swedish number two in men\\\'s singles, Magnus Sahlberg has signed a sponsorcontract with FUKUDA for the coming season. Magnus who has recently moved back to Gothenburg to do his daily training there. Magnus will be a big part of the FUKUDA Pro Team together with Henri Hurskainen.

Jenny Wan signs for FUKUDA
The talented U19 player Jenny Wan who just turned senior has signed a sponsor contract for the coming years with FUKUDA. Jenny is a part of Badminton Swedens supported players and will be training and the National Center in Malmoe. Jenny will be apart of the new FUKUDA Pro Team where a handful of players is offered a unique package when it comes to sponsorship and marketing.

FUKUDA success in Spain!
FUKUDA trio of talented girls in Spain Maria, Blanca and Laia had great success during the Spanish U17 and U19 championships. Maria won the gold medal in singles and doubles in U17 and finished 2nd in doubles in the U19 Blanca and Laia won the doubles in U19 and in the mixeddoubles Laia and Blanca saw eachother on the opposite side of the net this time. Blanca playing with Alejandro Toro came out victorious from the encounter. A big congratulations from us at FUKUDA and a congratulations to Victor Yuste of FUKUDA in Spain for picking out the talented players!

Henri Hurskainen wins his second mens singles gold medal at the swedish championships 2011
Henri Hurskainen went into the 2011 Swedish Championships as the 1st seed and went through to the final rather comfortably. In the semifinal he went up against 4th seed Mattias Borg who got dispatched in straight sets (21-18, 21-17). In the final Henri faced the 2nd seed; Magnus Sahlberg who in the first set never got really close but had a 17-13 lead in the 2nd. Henri managed to close to 17-17 and then went on to get his first match point at 20-19 which is took good care of and won the match 21-14, 21-19 meaning Henri went through the whole tournament with loosing a single set. Big congratulations to Henri who managed to handle the preassure of being the favourite and delivering a strong performance landing him his second swedish championship gold medal

Amanda Wallin wins her first Swedish Championship medal!
Amanda Wallin got paired up with Johanthan Nordh when her normal mixed doubles partner was forced to withdraw due to a bad cold. Amanda and Jonathan still performed very well even though they normally do not play together and reached the final by beating Dennis Von Dahn / Emelie Lennartsson in the semifinal in straight sets (24-22, 21-18). In the final they went up against Gert Kunka / Amanda Hogstrom and they proved to be too much of a challenge for Amanda and Jonathan as they lost in straight sets (9-21, 13-21). Still a solid performance and it was the pairs first medals in the Swedish Championships

Pontus Rengbo wins the U17 Swedish Championships in Squash
The U17 Swedish Championships was played just recently in Västerås and FUKUDA player Pontus Rengbo entered the tournament as the 2nd seed. in his semifinal he went up against 3rd seed Joel Winsten and went on to beat him 3-1 (11-3, 11-2, 8-11, 11-3) where he with the exception of the 3rd game didn\\\'t leave much room for his opponent. In the final Pontus went up against 1st seed Nils Lindgren and could after a couple of even games work his way to a 3-2 victory (13-11, 14-16, 4-11, 11-9. 11-7). A big congratulations to Pontus to his first Swedish Championship victory!

Amanda Wallin reaches semifinal in ladies doubles in Estonia
The International Series tournament Estonian international was played this past weekend and Amanda Wallin paired with Louise Eriksson delivered another strong performance on this, their first season as seniors. Together they reached the semifinal in the ladies doubles by beating a estonian pair in the 2nd round and then in the beating a russian pair in 3 sets in the 1/4 final. In the semifinal they went up against a ukrainian pair and lost in straight sets (21-16, 21-18) unfortunately but still a good performance that follows well in suit with their strong season sofar.

Amanda Wallin in the ladies doubles final in Wales International
Amanda Wallin played Welsh international ladies doubles together with Lousie Eriksson and they went all the way through to the final as an unseeded pair. In the final they went up against Anita Raj Kaur & Joanne Swee Ling Quay from Malyasia where they unfortunataly lost in straight sets (21-13, 21-11). Still a very impressive performance from the recently started ladies doubles pairing of Amanada and Louise.

Henri Hurskainen reaches the final in Norwegian International
Henri Hurskainen participated in the Norweigan International this past weekend and delivered a strong performance. He beat Pablo Abian of Spain in the quarterfinal in straight sets and then went on to beat Eric Pang of the Netherlands in the semifinal in three sets. In the final he went up against Denmarks Hans-Kristian Vittinghus who proved to be too much for Henri this time winning in three sets.

Swedish Grand Prix - Karlskrona
Swedens #1 men\'s singles player played the elite class in Karlskrona Swedish Grand Prix this past weekend and went home with a victory in the men\'s singles. Henri played very solid didn\'t loose a single set in the tournament. He beat Gabriel Ulldal in straight sets in his quarterfinal (21-19, 21-11) and then beat Andi Hartono Tandapurta in his semifinal (21-19, 24-22) and in the final he beat his NBC training partner Magnus Sahlberg in straight sets (21-14, 21-12). In the B-class FUKUDA also got a win with Lovisa Johansson winning the ladies singles.

FUKUDA and Badminton Sweden in large scale project
FUKUDA and Badminton Sweden recently signed an agreement for a large scale project to increase the popularity of badminton and the number of badmintonplayers in Sweden. FUKUDA will be supplying all the badminton equipment for this project and also work closely together with Badminton Sweden to promote the project and distribute the equipment to the custmers. Sofar the project has been off to a flying start and we hope that it will continue this way since it is a very good initiative from Badminton Sweden to work from the ground up like this to increase the popularity of badminton. You can read more about the project here: http://iof1.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=20587 on Badminton Swedens website (swedish only)

Amanda Wallin wins mixed doubles at Swedish Junior Championships
The Swedish Junior Championships were held in Uppsala this past weekend. Amanda was seeded 1st playing together with Patrik Lundqvist. They went through to the final without loosing a set. In the final they beat Niclas Dufour / Louise Eriksson in two straight sets. Big congratulations to Amanda for winning her first Swedish Championship title!

Zhang Xi victorious at the Swedish Championships
The Swedish championships were held for the 3rd year in a row in Varberg this past weekend. Overall the singles categories looked good for FUKUDA with the 1st seed in both women\'s and men\'s singles playing FUKUDA. Unfortunately Henri Hurskainen had to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury and never got to play. Zhang Xi however defended her seed and went on to the final where she beat Sophia Hansson in 3 sets. Zhang Xi also replaced Karolina Kotte in the mixed doubles playing together with Joakim Andersson. It turned out to be a good pairing and they went on to win the tournament beating Wengberg/Eidestedt in straight sets.

Henri Hurskainen wins IRISH INTERNATIONAL 2009
Henri Hurskainen went to Ireland this past weekend to compete in the 2009 Irish International. After a rocky start in his opening match Henri got his game on and delivered several strong performances. He beat 3rd seed Christian Lind Thomsen from Denmark in the semifinal in two straight sets (21-19, 21-10). In the final another dane was waiting, 4th seed Peter Mikkelsen. After a 3 set match (21-15, 13-21, 21-17) Henri emerged as the winner of the 2009 edition of Irish International. Big congratulations from FUKUDA to Henris first title this season!

Amanda Wallin reaches semifinal in Langenfeld
Amanda Wallin playing together with Patrik Lundqvist. Was off to a rocky start in the first match with Patrik tripping and hurting his ancle and knee a bit. AFter some taping he was able to continue. They went on to beat a danish couple and then 2 german couples. In the semifinal they went up against the danish first seeds Nöhr/Grebak. The swedes were off to a good start winning 1st set with 21-17 and a lead of 15-14 in the 2nd set, but the danes were able to adjust their play and raise their game a bit and that was enough to clinch the 2nd set. In the 3rd set the swedes were struggling to keep up with the pace and the danes took the 3rd set with a score of 21-9. It was still a very strong performance of the swedes and it shows that they have been hard at work during the summermonths and could have a good season ahead of them.

3 of 3 for Zhang Xi at Sundsvall Open!!
Zhang Xi went to Sundsvall this past weekend to play another tournament in the Swedish GP circuit and managed to win all 3 categories. She won the WS by beating Christine Petterson in the final. She won the WD together with Jeanette Kuhl beating Cecilia Bjunér / Amanda Högström in the final and she also won the MD together with Johan Kasperi beating George Rimarcdi / Amanda Högström in the final. This puts Zhang in an amazing lead in the WS category having more then twice the points of the number two on the list.

Simon Bergström wins mixed doubles silver medal in the Junior championships
Simon playing together with Louise Eriksson delivered a strong performance at the Swedish Junior Championships in Malmö this weekend. They entered the mixed doubles tournament unseeded and made their way to the final beating 2nd seed Oscar Kruse / Sara Theodorsson in their semifinal in straight sets (21-18, 21-15). In the final they went up against 1st seeds Hugo Pettersson / Maria Carlheim Müller. Simon and Lousie lost in two very close sets (21-19, 21-19).

Linnea and Ellinor junior ladies doubles champions 2009
Ellinor Widh playing with Linnea Hedlund, both representing Malmö BK went into the ladies doubles tournament unseeded but went through to the final beating 2ndt seeds Amanda Wallin / Louise Eriksson in a close 3 set match in the semifinal. In the final they went up against Lovisa Hansson / Frida Mattsson who also unseeded went through to the final. Linnea and Ellinor took home the gold after a strong performance beating their opponents with a good margin in 2 stragiht sets (21-16, 21-8).

Ellinor Widh - Ladies singles junior champion 2009
Ellinor Widh playing for Malmö BK went into the Junior Championships 2009 as the 1st seed in the ladies singles tournament and went through to the final even if two of the matches on the way there turned into 3 set fights. In the final she went up again Matilda Petersen of Aura. Ellinor delivered a solid performance and beat Matilda in 2 straight sets (21-16. 21-14).

Zhang Xi - 2009 Swedish championship ladies singles winner
Zhang Xi was able to go home with a ladies singles gold medal after winning the 2009 swedish championships this sunday. She entered the tournament as the 1st seed and went through to the final in an impressive way without loosing a single set. In the final she went up against 2nd seed Anastasia Kudinova from Uppsala. 1st set saw Zhang to an early 11-1 lead and a final score of 21-8. in the second set Kudinova raised her game a bit combined with Zhang landing a few to many shots outside the lines. She pulled herself together in a good way though and managed to take home the 2nd set and winning the tournament with 21-19

Henri Hurskainen Swedish mens singles champion 2009
Henri Hurskainen won his much wanted mens singles gold medal in the swedish championships yesterday. He went into the tournament as the 1st seed went through to the final only loosing 1 set on the way there. In the final he went up against Mattias Wigardt of Täby. 1st set was a close match and Mattias had 5 chances at taking home the set but was unable to close the deal. Henri finally went on to win the set 27-25. In the 2nd set Henri got off to en early 5 point lead and at that point it seemed like Mattias lost faith in his ability to turn the match around. 2nd and final set was an easy 21-10 win to Henri.

Zhang Xi victorious again!
Zhang Xi went to Dublin the past weekend to play the Irish International 2008 and Zhang continued her winning streak by taking home the ladies singles title by beating Wenyan Li of China in three sets (16-21, 21-16, 21-15) in the final. Sofar Zhang has started impressivly with 2 wins in her first 2 tournaments while playing for FUKUDA.

Zhang Xi dominates the Swedish Grand Prix
After 3 finished events in the Swedish Grand Prix 2008/2009 (Täby, Malmö and Halmstad) of the total of 6 events Zhang Xi has totally dominated the ladies singles category in the first half of the circuit. Zhang has won all 3 tournaments sofar and it will almost impossible to take the Grand Prix title from her even with 3 events remaining.

Zhang Xi wins Norway International 2008
Zhang Xi also went to Bydgöhus to play the Norweigan International 2008. Zhang entered the tournament unseeded and went up against 2nd seed Susan Hughes in her second match. After a close 3 set encounter Zhang came out victorious and then went on to beat Sophia Hansson in her quarter final and then beating Camilla Sörensen in her semifinal. In the final Zhang went up against and beat Larisa Griga from Ukraine in two straight sets.

Henri Hurskainen reaches the final in Norweigan International
Henri Hurskainen went to Bydöhus in Norway to participate in the 2008 Norweigan International. Henri delivered a solid performance beating strong danish player Hans Christian Vittinghus in the semifinal and then going up against the 1st seed, Villie Lång of Finland, in the final. Unfortunately Henri was unable to reach the level of play needed to conquer Ville and he lost in two sets.

Zhang Xi signs sponsordeal with FUKUDA!
Zhang Xi, a talented ladies singles player from China has signed a 2 year sponsordeal with FUKUDA. Zhang will be representing Täbu Badminton during her time in Sweden and will be playing both domestic and international tournaments under the FUKUDA brand. We are looking forward to seeing this strong players performance during 2008 and 2009.

Linnea Hedlund wins U19 mixed doubles at Skånska Ungdomsspelen
Linnea Hedlund got paired together with Niclas Ravn from Denmark due to last minute injuries. Linnea and Niclas seemed to be a good match and the pair delivered several great performances on their way to the final. They beat Mattias Borg/Matilda Petersen in two straight sets in their 1/4 final and then went on to beat 1st seeds Sören Gravholt/Lene Clausen in two straight sets in their 1/2 final. In the final they went up against Hugo Petterson/Laura Vana from Täby and here as well Linnea and Niclas came out victorious after two sets. A very strong performance of both players and it good to see Linnea playing well and enjoying badminton again.

Sophia Hansson signs sponsordeal with FUKUDA
Sophia Hansson now plays FUKUDA! From August 15th this year Sophia Hansson is contracted by FUKUDA for rackets and equipment. The talented player is a part of the ladies singles program at the newly started NTC (Nationellt TräningsCenter) in Malmö. In her first tournament appearance (Belgian International) under the FUKUDA brand she delivered a very strong performance beating 2nd seed Elizabeth Cann from England in her opening match. Unfortunately Sophia lost her next match but its a strong opening performance that really builds confidence for future tournaments.

Johanna Bergvall wins mixed doubles in Varberg International
Johanna Bergvall won her last U17 tournament in mixed doubles together with Simon Bergström of Wätterstad. They beat Jonathan Ström and Berfin Aslan in two straight sets (21-14, 21-14). Johanna also reached the final in womens doubles together with Cecilia Svensson from Askim. They lost to a danish couple in two close sets (22-20, 21-19). A very strong finish for Johanna as U17 and we look forward to seeing her progress as U19.

Henri Hurskainen snagged the silver medal in Spanish International!
Henri Hurskainen went to Madrid to play the Spanish international and came home with the silver medal. Henri played very well on his way to the final beating several higher ranked players (1/4 final beating Rajiv Ouseph currently ranked 52 in the world and in the 1/2 final beating Petr Koukal currently ranked 36 in the world). In the final he went up against Chetan Anand from India. Henri lost after playing 3 really close sets (23-21, 19-21, 21-15). A very solid performance and a good way to finish his season.

Fredrik Almqvist reached the final in Malmö Open 2008
Fredrik Almqvist played the Malmö Open march 28-30th and delivered a strong performance. First round he beat André Wikström in 3 straight games (11-7, 11-5, 11-7) and then went up against first seed Romain Tenant from France. Fredrik played a solid game and came out on top with a 3-1 win (5-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-5). In the final Fredrik faced Badr Abdel Aziz and there unfortunately lost in 3 straight games (11-7, 13-11, 11-8).

U15 Championships - the stars of tomorrow
The Swedish U15 Championships was played this past weekend and several of the young players we support were there to test their skills against the best U15 players in the country. Cecilica Hedberg proved that she is someone you need to look out for in the future. She won the mixed doubles together with Fredrik Myrhén (who also won the singles and men's doubles) by beating Linus Konrad/Hanna Ekhamre in two sets (21-18, 21-17).

Henri Hurskainen double U22 champion!!
Henri Hurkskainen left Jönköping and the U22 Swedish Championships with two titles. He won the singles beating Gabriel Ulldal in two sets (21-13, 21-19). He also won the men\'s doubles together with Tim Foo. Henri and Tim beat Sam McGee and Jakob Engström in two straight sets (21-17 21-17).

Junior Championships 2008 - 3 gold medals!
The Swedish Junior Championships was played this weekend in Gothenburg. The results were impressive from the FUKUDA players. Jessica Carlsson won the women\'s singles, beating Amanda Högström in the final (21-18, 21-17). Jessica also won the women\'s doubles together with Sanne Ekberg beating Karolina Kotte/Amanda Högström in the final (9-21, 21-18, 21-12). The men\'s doubles category was also won by a FUKUDA player. Alexander Lundberg playing with Sam Magee beat Oskar Kruse/Stefan Andersson in two straigh sets (21-15, 21-15). A Big Congratulations to our U19 Champions from all of us at FUKUDA!!

Swedish Junior Championships - FUKUDA Players
We want to wish our U19 players good luck in the Swedish Junior Championships next weekend. Jessica Carlsson in the women\'s doubles together with Sanne Ekberg and woman\'s singles with a good chance to win both, Alexander Lundberg playing the mixed doubles together Lisa Engström and men\'s doubles with Sam McGee and Linnea Hedlund playing women\'s doubles with Berfin Aslan and mixed doubles together with Jim Esp.

Henrik Fahlström withdraws from Swedish Junior Championships
Henrik Falhström who had a good chance of winning 3 categories at the Swedish Junior Championships the coming weekend has been forced to withdraw from all categories due to a backinjury. Henrik never entered the singles tournament due to the back injury but lingered on to the hope of being able to play the mixed doubles together with Amanda Högström. Unfortunately he hasn\'t recovered enough to play at all at this point.

Henri Hurskainen made it to the men's singles final!
Henri Hurksainen really revenged himself from the weak performance in last years Swedish Championships. The 22 year old was the 2nd seed in this years Swedish Championships and got to the final by beating Andres Nilson in the quarter final and Sartono Ekopranto in his semifinal. In the final Henri went up against last years runner up Magnus Sahlberg. After a close and exciting match which had Henri 5 points up in the 3rd set at one point ended with a close win for Sahlberg (22-20, 16-21, 21-19). It was an overall strong performance of Henri who has been showing good progress this year.

Jessica Carlsson - impressive performance at Swedish Championships
Jessica Carlsson, representing Växjö had a very good weekend during the Swedish Championships. The very promising junior player made it to the semifinal in ladies singles by beating Cecilia Bjunör comfortably in her first match, she then faced semifinal seed Emma Wengberg in her second match which she won in 3 sets (16-21, 21-19, 21-17). She then won her quarterfinal in 3 sets over Sara Werner. Jessica then went up against 1st seed Sara Persson in the semifinal and lost in 2 sets (21-14, 21-10).

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
We at FUKUDA want to wish all of our customers and all of our suppliers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope that 2008 will be a good year both in life and in business.

Jessica Carlsson wins Swedish Grand Prix event
Jessica Carlsson playing together with Sanne Ekberg won the womens doubles in the Swedish Grand Prix event in Halmstad. They went through to the final after beating the 2nd seed in 3 sets in the semifinal and after that went on to win the final by beating Amanda Högström / Sara Theodorsson in 2 straight sets (21-9, 21-18).

Fredrik Almqvist reaches semifinal in Swedish Championships
Fredrik reached the semifinals last weekend when the Swedish Championships were played in Gothenburg. He lost the semifinal to 1st seed Christian Drakenberg with 3-1 (12-10, 8-11, 11-5, 11-0).

New FUKUDA representative!
FUKUDA is happy to announce that we have a new representative for west Sweden. Lennart Larsson joined us after among other things being the Swedish and Danish national coach in squash and also working for Wilson in Sweden. We are convinced he will be a great asset to us and that he will work closely with our customers in his region. If you need to get in contact with Lennart his mobile phone number is +46 303 740186.

Swedish Championships in DoubleSquash a massive success
The Swedish Championships in Double Squash was held at Bellevuestadion in Malmo this weekend and it was a massive success for SK Trianglen and FUKUDA. All 3 gold medals were won by SK Triangeln players, all playing in FUKUDA gear. Fredrik Almqvist won the men's doubles together with Ola Jangbecker. Fredrik also won the mixed doubles together with Lena Arkelo. Lena Arkelo also won the ladies doubles together with Katja Friberg. A big CONGRATULATIONS from everyone at FUKUDA to Fredrik and SK Triangeln.

SK Triangeln signs clothing deal with FUKUDA
SK Triangeln, one of Swedens up and coming top division teams has signed a clothing contract with FUKUDA. Trianglen men's and ladies team are now both playing in some of the new 2007/2008 sportswear. Triangeln chose the white/navy Eye-Mesh UV shirt (6105 - men's and 6100 - ladies), navy blue skirt/shorts (6090 - skirt, 6076 - shorts) and a navy/whte/red microfiber tracksuit (6068).

Fredrik Almqvist signs for FUKUDA
Fredrik Almqvist has just come back from a long break from squash. He is now climbing the swedish ranking again on his way back to the top (right now he is back up to the 8th spot on the ranking). FUKUDA is proud to announce that Fredrik will be playing with FUKUDA gear for the coming year. Fredrik plays with the FUKUDA Silver Hot racket and plays in the FUKUDA Indoor Ixnos shoe. We have great faith in Fredrik and only after a short time in our gear we can already see the effect he brings.