From the Pacific to Asia, Europe and eventually the Americas, the flashmob painted incredible images of badminton players of all ages, from all walks of life, taking a racket and performing a badminton 'dance' routine in front of astonished pedestrians.
Some were big flashmobs. Some small ones. Some under a bright sun. Some under pouring rain.
Regardless of the circumstances, the success of the inagural flashmob was evident and has already led SOLIBAD's founder, Raphael Sachetat, to promise a "bigger" flashmob with "other surprises" next year.
Some of the global flashmobs were led by top professional players - past and present.
In Indonesia, top women shuttlers, Greysia Polii and Vita Marissa, led the pack with former legend Hariyanto Arbi in Jakarta's Central Park Mall, at the public's biggest surprise. Malaysia saw the famous coach-player combination of Rexy Mainaky and Koo Kien Keat driving the action in front of Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Jalil Stadium, While the collective appeal of European men's singles aces Peter Gade, Jan O Jorgensen and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus drew in the crowd at Copenhagen's Axeltorv.
Amongst the amazing ordinary stories on the inaugural "Solibad Day" was 15 teenagers in France took the lift up to one of the highest points of Europe, and performed a flashmob wearing heavy coats under the snow to scoop a record for the world's highest flashmob.
And yet the most compelling flashmob was held at the 10th German International Para-badminton Championships in Dortmund, where SOLIBAD Ambassador David Toupe together with his friends and staff of the tournament launched a unique flashmob-on-wheels!
Watch the videos of the global badminton flashmob here to witness the happiness and joy this event brought to them and other participants across the world.
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