Beijing , May 28th, 2008 - FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX ) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, today announced the April Grand Prize winner of its China marketing campaign Live to Win. Mr. Zeng Wei, from Ningbo city, Zhejiang province, became the lucky one to have a dinner with the famous China badminton champion, Zhang Ning.
FedEx China and the China National Badminton Team jointly launched the Live to Win campaign in January 2008. Each month, 300 winners and one grand prize winner will be selected through lucky draw. Winners will receive a limited edition set of “Lucky Q Wah Dolls” designed in the likeness of Mr. Li Yongbo, chief coach of China National Badminton Team and the star players. The grand prize winner of “Who Join The Dinner” will gain an opportunity to dine with a badminton champion of that month under FedEx’s arrangement.
“I’m a faithful fan of China National Badminton Team,” said Zeng Wei, the grand prize winner in April from Ningbo city. “Thank FedEx for this great campaign, which provides me with an opportunity to dine and chat with Zhang Ning, one of my favorite badminton champions. I sincerely hope China National Badminton Team can continue to achieve great results in 2008.”
“FedEx’s campaign provides me with a good opportunity to have close contact with badminton fans,” expressed Zhang Ning. “I think the relationship between our badminton team and our fans is stronger than before after interactive communications between us. I will try to achieve even better performance to show appreciations to their great support.”
About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is the world’s largest express transportation company, providing fast and reliable delivery to more than 220 countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive shipments, usually in one to two business days with the delivery time guaranteed*.
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About China National Badminton Team
The China National Badminton Team (CNBT) is the first and the only team in the world to hold the championship titles of Thomas Cup, Uber Cup and Sudiman Cup, after it emerged as the champion of Sudiman Cup in 2005. The team is also a big winner in The Biennial World Badminton Championships and annual open competitions from International Badminton Federation. In the open competitions, CNBT secures at least three gold medals in every competition.
