Best Badminton Club Glendale Near Me

4worldlovers: Operated by the Ching family, who share a love of competitive badminton, we started Sunset Badminton to offer racket stringing, training, shuttles & rackets for west-valley badminton players! We’re passionate about competitive badminton and can’t wait to share that passion with you!

With years of badminton-specific racket stringing experience, you can trust us to consult and string your racket perfectly. Coach Ching is one of the few US-based ERSA Certified Master Professional Stringers. We string with a professional constant-tension machine for exceptional results.

We offer team-oriented group training to players in the NW Valley. Leveraging multiple 6-court gyms, we can train all skill levels in both singles and doubles play. Weekly competitive training includes conditioning, skill development, strategy, feeder drills, and play. Varsity classes can join our traveling team!

From shuttles to rackets to shoes to grips and bags, we're your quick and easy badminton accessory supplier. We are official retailers of Victor, Ashaway, RSL Shuttles, and the Humidome. What we don't carry, we can special order. We have demo rackets that you can try before you buy!

The Ching family has a passion for badminton and helping to grow and promote the sport here in the West Valley. Together since sophomore year in high school, Brandon and Julie Ching moved to Phoenix from San Diego in 2008. They have two children: Katelyn and Tyler.

Katelyn is a student at Libery High School where she plays on the Lion's Badminton Team! She trains every week in the hope of getting that #1 Varsity spot. Katelyn has also learned to string rackets as a way to earn money and is responsible for in-person sales and outreach.

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> Intro Kids Classes: Tues, 5-6pm; Thu, 5-6pm; Sun, 11am-Noon


*Note: Courts closed for training/classes Monday, 4-6pm, Tuesday-Thursday, 5-6pm


After more than 25 years of dreaming and searching we established the first fully dedicated badminton-specific facility in Arizona history officially opening February 14, 2012 (which is Valentine's Day and was also Arizona's 100-year statehood anniversary! AZBC Memberships began on Feb 20, 2012). This year we are celebrating our 10th anniversary!!!


We continue to celebrate great badminton play day after day, 7 days a week! We are consistently working to improve our club so that everyone who plays, whether a member or a visitor, young or old, novice or expert, has the best possible badminton experience.


Along with lots of hours of Open Play 7 days a week and a fully operational Pro Shop with stringing services and a wide array of rackets and accessories, we also offer Kids Classes, Intro Adult Classes, small group and private lessons, and tournaments of all types for all ability levels.


See the Events and Coaching pages for more details about our current training schedule and up-coming tournaments.

For more than 25 years we searched for the right building and location for our home. It was no easy thing to find the right combination of building design, dimensions and ceiling height. It has been worth the wait!

Everything has been done with the badminton playing experience in mind... special lighting and custom padded wood flooring, high visibility ceiling, floor and wall colors, court side benches, bleachers by Court #1, a comfortable lobby and fully equipped Pro Shop, and more.

So many have contributed to make this dream possible and it is a thrill to serve all the Arizona badminton community with the very best for friends, family, fitness and training!

Please review the various pages on this website for details concerning the vision and philosophy, membership rates, coaching approach, events and directions to the AZBC.

Video series especially for new Badminton Coaches and players starting with basic badminton warm-up exercises and fundamentals:

The AZBC PRO SHOP is by far the most complete badminton supply headquarters in Arizona. You have the great convenience of finding any badminton product you need at the best possible price while supporting the only true badminton club in Arizona at the same time!

From stringing services, gripping, new birds, rackets and accessories, and the VERY COOL AZBC SHIRTS, we have everything you need for your game!

Kids Badminton Class every Tuesday, 5-6pm, and Sunday, 11am-Noon, LEVEL 2 on Mondays, 5-6pm, with Instruction & Play!

This is one of our classes of AZBC Badminton Kids, coaches and helpers! Our Kids Badminton Class is always active and always fun! 5-13 year olds receive an introduction to badminton with instructors every Tue & Sun. Special 10-class discount cards are available and parents are FREE anytime they want to join in!

An Intro Adult Badminton Class is every Wednesday, 5pm - 6pm... come join us on any of these Wednesdays for basic instruction and fundamentals for $15/person each session. No advanced registration is required.

Naren Koka - 2012 Hank Anderssohn Memorial Eagle Award Recipient and 2014 Award Recipients Coach Lois Emshoff and Coach Nancy Funari...

Prominently displayed in the AZBC lobby is the Hank Anderssohn Memorial Eagle Award which honors extraordinary sportsmanship, service and dedication to the sport of badminton in Arizona.

2012 recipient Naren Koka (pictured to the left) an exceptional tournament player and supporter of badminton since the mid-90s in Arizona and is more active than ever with the opening of the AZBC. His daughter, Vaishnavi, was a high school state doubles champion in 2012. You can see them both on the court multiple times every week demonstrating the very best in gracious competition.

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