Yonex has achieved a huge sales increase in China in the three months until the end of December. The racquet sports company's implied sales for the quarter hit the equivalent of 3,387 million Japanese yen (€25.9m-$29.0m) in China, where badminton is among the most widely-played sports, up from ¥403 million (€3.08m-$3.45m) for the same period in 2014. These soaring Chinese sales contributed to a turnover rise of 15 percent to ¥13,223 million (€101.1m-$113.2m) for the quarter, which is the third in Yonex' fiscal year. Implied quarterly revenues for Japan gained 17 percent to ¥ 8,568 million (€65.5m-$73.4m), pushed up by the strong performance of Japanese badminton players in the world championships. North America generated implied sales of ¥ 519 million (€3.97m-$4.45m), up by 10 percent, compared with an increase of 9 percent to ¥ 634 million (€4.85m-$5.43m) for Europe. The group's gross margin was up by 6.4 percentage points to 42.7 percent but net income was down by 10 percent to ¥225 million (€1.72m-$1.93m).

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