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• Badminton


  A racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net
• Badminton evolved from


  1. A similar game called battledore played in the fifth-century B.C. China

  2. A game called ti jian zi (a direct translation is kicking the shuttle from hitting the ground without using hand)
• Early games similar to badminton

  • Battledore and shuttlecock played in China, Japan, India, and Greece
  • Poona played in India in the 1860s
• The game we know as badminton began and was named by the Duke of Beaufort after the Badminton House in Gloucestershire


  19th century (1870)
• The International Badminton Federation (IBF), now known as the Badminton World Federation, was established in 1934
• First members of the IBF

  • England
  • France
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Wales
• India joined the IBF as an affiliate in 1936
• The Badminton World Federation (BWF) governs and promotes the sport globally
• History of badminton in the United States

  1. First badminton club, the Badminton Club of New York, formed in 1878

  2. Game flourished in the 1930s when places like YMCA and educational institutions began offering badminton instruction

  3. Became a popular pastime for many Hollywood stars which helped promote the sport in the 1930s
• Different badminton groups in the United States got together to standardize the rules and regulations of the game in 1936
• The first ABA championships were held in 1937, and a year later it became a member of the International Badminton Federation
• David Freeman, a US singles player, won the All England World Championships in 1949
• The All England World Championships doubles were won in 1949 by the American players Clinton and Patsy Stevens
• Between 1949 and 1967, the United States won 23 world championships and much acclaimed success in world rankings
• Although the history of badminton originated in England, this international sport has been largely dominated by Asian countries and Denmark over the last few decades
• Countries that have produced world-class badminton players

  • South Korea
  • Malaysia
  • China
  • Indonesia
• China is currently the strongest badminton country, winning many major championships consistently over the last few years
• Lee Chong Wei


  He ranked first worldwide during the period August 2008- June 2012 and holds the record of being the only Malaysian player to rank first worldwide for more than a year
• Chen Long


  Also known as "Junior Lin Dan / Little Dan", he is a badminton player from China ranked no. 2 worldwide who started his career with junior championships in 2007
• Lin Dan


  He is regarded as the greatest single player, with 9 titles in badminton world
• Illustrate the badminton Equipment and Facilities with the correct measurement: Net, Racket, Badminton Court, Shuttlecock/Birdie