A Brief History of Badminton

A badminton-like game was known in ancient Greece and Egypt - a game called
battledore and shuttlecock - in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and
forth with tiny rackets.

The game was played in India during the 18th Century, at which time it was called
"Poona" . In the 1860s it was adopted by British Army officers stationed in India. The
officers took the game back to England, where it became a success at a party given by
the Duke of Beaufort in 1873 at his estate called "Badminton" in Gloucestershire.

A variation of Badminton which has been developed only recently, Speed Badminton or
Speedminton, is played without a net, and is gaining popularity, especially in Germany.

Who is the Father of Badminton?

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The "father" of badminton is generally accepted to be the Duke of Beaufort live in

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Gloucestershire, now called Avon, in England. The Duke's residence called Badminton

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House on Badminton estate, thus became the name of the game.

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Who introduces badminton in the Philippines?
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It was in the 1920s when British and American expatriates introduced badminton in the
Philippines.The 1949 national rankings produced Mr. Adriano Torres-the first national
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Men's singles champion. It was in 1950 when the Philippines became the 21st country
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to join the International Badminton Federation (IBF).

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