The story
1951 Gosen Co., Ltd. was established and started manufacturing nylon synthetic thread.
1960 Gosen develops "HY-Sheep".
1968 Japan Tennis Association official recognises Gosen tennis strings. Japan Soft Tennis Federation officially recognises "HY-Sheep S".
1969 Gosen obtains patent on the manufacturing of badminton rackets with shafts made entirely from steel. Release of lightweight racquet "Excellent".
1973 Grand Slam tennis champion Rod Laver (Australia) signs agreement to promote Gosen.
1980 Gosen releases jointless carbon badminton racket.
1981–1982 Top-tier tennis players Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert Lloyd sign international agreement to promote Gosen.
1985 Indonesia Badminton Association officially recognises Gosen strings.
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1986 International Tennis Federation officially recognises Gosen strings.
1994 Conchita Martínez (Spain) signs agreement to promote Gosen tennis strings "Tecgut Pro" for wide-body tennis rackets.
1996 International Badminton Federation officially recognises Gosen badminton strings.
1998 Gosen develops "Gavun" shaft, and Roots racket, featuring two-kick points.
1999 Gosen develops revolutionary biodegradable string "Biogut". Malaysian Badminton Association signs sponsorship agreement with Gosen.
2000 Anna Kournikova signs agreement to promote Gosen tennis strings and grips. Gosen releases AK series tennis strings co-developed with Kournikova.
2001 Gosen adopts super alloy "Aermet" in strings and racquets.
2003 Gosen develops Roots series with patented mechanism WPP (Wave Power Performance).
2005 Gosen adopts nanotechnology in strings – "Nanocubic"
2007 Gosen develops R4X badminton string with Quattro-Fiber.
2009 Gosen develops the FG tennis string – world's first flat-shaped string.
2010 Gosen signs partnership with Penang Badminton Association (PBA).
2011 Professional tennis player Peng Shuai (China) signs agreement to promote Gosen tennis strings.
2013 Gosen enters partnership with Southern Tasmania Badminton Association (STBA), Badminton Geelong Inc. (BGI), NSW Badminton Association (NSWBA) and ACT Badminton Association (ACTBA).; Professional badminton player Hiroyuki Saeki (Japan) and Ryota Taohata (Japan) signs agreement to promote Gosen badminton racquets; Professional tennis player Kaichi Uchida (Japan) signs agreement to promote Gosen tennis strings
2014 Gosen enters partnership with Brisbane Badminton Association (BBA); develops "G-Tone Series" strings which uses their "micro-fusion" manufacturing process around the string core.
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