History

• 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 (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
• The first badminton club, the Badminton Club of New York, was established


  1878
• Badminton became a popular pastime for many Hollywood stars in the 1930s
• Different badminton groups in the United States got together to standardize the rules and regulations of the game

  1936
• The first ABA championships were held

  1937
• The ABA became a member of the International Badminton Federation a year later
• David Freeman, a US singles player, won the All England World Championships in 1949
• The American players Clinton and Patsy Stevens won the All England World Championships doubles in 1949
• 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, having won 9 titles in badminton world
• The assignment is to illustrate the badminton equipment and facilities with the correct measurements, including the net, racket, badminton court, and shuttlecock/birdie