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Rui Su
Rui Su is the founder and director of Intonation Labs and a PhD candidate at Maynooth University. He started badminton as a child in China, played for the Maynooth University team and across multiple Dublin clubs, and currently competes in Division 4 of the Irish Badminton league. He has trained under a former Malaysian national-team player and a former Chinese provincial-team player.
Playing background
- Current level. Division 4 Irish Badminton league. Plays primarily men's doubles with a head-light speed racket (currently Yonex Nanoflare 1000 Z, 4U/G5, BG80 at 26–28 lb).
- Club history. Maynooth University badminton team during a PhD candidacy, plus multiple Dublin clubs. Started playing as a child in China.
- Coaches. Trained under a former Malaysian national-team player and a former Chinese provincial-team player. Coach lineage is disclosed on every review where personal preference might influence the verdict.
What I sign on this site
- Founder firsthand notes. Where a review or comparison says "Founder firsthand (Rui, Div 4 IE)", that prose is mine and reflects my own racket setup, stringbed, and on-court experience. Where the prose attributes a measurement to BadmintonCN, YuanShi, or a community tester, the source — not me — owns the number.
- Editor notes in `products.json`. Short per-product editor takes that feed the finder's evidence chips. These are my opinions, attached to a verifiable spec row.
- Methodology pages. The finder's fit-score logic, source-authority tiers, and fact-check policy are written by me and are open to challenge — email info@intonationlabs.com.
Conflicts of interest
IntoBadminton is operated by Intonation Labs Pte. Ltd., the company I founded. Display advertising and any future affiliate partnerships are clearly labelled and never change the fit-score order of recommendations. Where a racket is downgraded for source-authority reasons (e.g. Li-Ning rackets without a product-specific Li-Ning page), that downgrade is public, and the row still appears in shortlists with a “needs verification” chip rather than being hidden.
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