Fake Yonex Alert - Beware

Fake or Genuine - How to tell the difference from the code.Ever
wonder what the code on your Yonex racket tells you? The code on a
Yonex racket actually have hidden meanings to it, understanding the
code lets you know more about your racket. Read on to find out!There
are actually 3 separate parts to the code. Part 1 is the actual serial
number, part 2 is the date code, and part 3 is the distribution code.The serial number is a simple 7-digit serial number that increases with each manufactured racket. This number is unique.The date code tells us when the racket was manufactured. It is coded this way DDMMYxCCWhere DD is the day, MM is the month, Y is the year after 2000.The
CC is the distribution code, it tell us where the racket is destined
for. We will talk about this in the 2nd part of this article.For
example, 3897217 030723SP says the serial number is 3897217; the racket
was manufactured in 3rd July, 2002. And the distribution code is SP
(Singapore)With this information, you can tell exactly when your racket was manufactured. The distribution codeThe
CC two digit codes is the country of distribution code. This is the
distribution code, and it is NOT manufacturing code. In other words, it
absolutely does not tell you which country the racket is made in.SP
is a very common country code as SP (Singapore) is the main distributor
of Yonex rackets in the SE Asia region. So there are many SP racket
there.The known codes that we know of are:AS - AustraliaBR - BrazilBX - Belgium/NetherlandsCD - CanadaCH - ChinaCN/CP - Chinese National TeamDK - DenmarkFR - FranceGR - GermanyHK - Hong KongID - IndiaIN/IP - IndonesiaJP - JapanKR - KoreaMA - MalaysiaNZ - New ZealandSD - SwedenSP - SingaporeSW - SwitzerlandTH - ThailandTW - TaiwanUA - United Arab EmiratesUK - United KingdomUS - USAThere are also other more mystery distribution such as; SPY; for the old style code.

Dont forget! that new Yonex rackets also have hologram stickers, laser engraved serials
and weight type. Fakes can have a genuine feel, but the ultimately the performance well
let you down.All the best!!y0nex
By the way, heres yonex's guide to fake finding:http://www.yonex.com/img/jpg/bad/notice.jpg