Following its popularity the first official written badminton rules were

drawn up in 1877 by the Bath Badminton Club.

Skip forward to 1893 to a key moment in the history of the sport is

when another set rules and regulations, which are similar to the rules
of today were published by The Badminton Association of England.

In 1899 they create the All England Open Badminton Championships,

the first official competition in the world.

In 1934 The International Badminton Federation (IBF) was created by

Canada, Denmark, England, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, New
Zealand, Scotland, and Wales, India joined as an affiliate two years
later in 1936.