History of

Badminton
• Most authorities feel that the game developed from the ancient
pastime known as battledore and shuttlecock.

• It was learned in India as Poona.

• It was brought to England about 1870 by British army officers

stationed in India.

• The duke of Beaufort introduced the game at his country place,

Badminton, in Gloucestershire.

• It was referred to as ``that Badminton game`` (not having a name that

time)

• Badminton Club of the City of New York was the oldest badminton
club in the world which was founded in 1878.

• The game did not become widely popular in the United States until the
middle 1930`s.

• The International Badminton Federation, the world governing body

for badminton was founded in 1934.

• The US Badminton Association was formed 1936.

• Thomas Cup was the premier international men`s team which was
established in 1948.

• In 1956, women`s competition the ``uber Cup`` was founded.

• Both competitions are held biennially and the Chinese dominated ever
since they began in 1981.

• In the mid 90`s, Indonesian and some Europeans stole supremacy

from the Chinese.

• In 1977, the World Badminton Federation (WBF) was founded. It

sponsored the first World Championship in the same year in Malmo
Sweden. This was the start of several international competitions all over
the world.

• The ``Suderman Cup`` in 1989 was established in memory of the

former IBF Vice President Dick Suderman. He was also considered
the ``Father of Indonesian Badminton. ``