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BADMINTON
 Introduction
Badminton is one of the racquet sports requiring players to hit a shuttlecock
across a net with a racket inside a badminton court. It was invented by British
army officers learned the game by around 1870 and they bought it back to
England with them. Badminton was named Badminton because the Duke of
Beaufort introduced this sport at his country estate located in Gloucestershire
which is called “Badminton House” in 1873. Generally, it comes in 2 forms: 
 “Singles”, a 1 vs 1 game and
 “Doubles”, a 2 vs 2 games.
You can play badminton in both indoor or outdoor environments, however,
most of the world-class competitions are held in an indoor area because they
want to reduce the influence caused by external factors such as wind and
lights to the minimum level.
 History
Badminton could be traced back to more than 2000 years ago to the ancient
game called battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock (also called “bird” or
“birdie”), similar games were played for centuries across Eurasia countries such
as Greece, Egypt, China, India, and Japan.
From the 1600s, battledore and shuttlecock was just a game involving 2
persons hitting a shuttlecock towards each other as many times as possible
before it hit the ground and it used to be an upper-class game in Europe,
including England. 
Nowadays, You can still find a similar game in Japan which is called Hanetsuki,
it’s a very popular new year’s game involving a wooden paddle called hagoita
and a shuttle called hane.

By 1948, the International Badminton Federation launched the first

tournament: Thomas Cup (World Men’s Team Championships). Since then,
more world-class events have been launched such as:
 Uber Club (World Team Championships for Women)
 World Championships (BWF World Championships)
 Sudirman Cup (Mixed Team Badminton Championship takes place
every 2 years)
 World Junior Championships (BWF World Junior Championships)
 World Grand Prix Finals (BWF World Badminton Grand Prix Finals,
only the top 8 players in the year-end world rankings were
invited)
 Equipment Needed
To enjoy a standard game of Badminton, you will need:

 Badminton Rackets (2 or 4)
 Shuttlecocks (Can be feather or Plastic)
 2 or 4 players
 A standard side badminton court (preferably indoor, because
there is no wind and sunlight)
 A net that is set across the center of the badminton court
 Proper Sportswear, it’s ok if you are not wearing badminton T-
shirts or shorts, but you should at least wear a pair of Badminton
Shoes to protect your foot
 Some Famous Indian Badminton
Players
1. Nandu Natekar

2. Pullela Gopichand

3. Prakash Padukone
4. Saina Nehwal

5. P.V Sindhu
 Badminton Court

The Badminton Court shall be a rectangle laid out with

lines of 40mm wide, preferably in white or yellow color.
The Badminton Court Dimensions are of 13.4m in length
and 6.1m in width.

The post shall be 1.55m in height from the surface of

the court and shall remain vertical when the net is
strained. The net shall be made of fine cord of dark color
and even thickness with a mesh of not less than 15mm
and not more than 20mm. The net shall be 760mm in
depth and at least 6.1m wide.

The top of the net shall be edged with a 75mm white

cloth. The top of the net from the surface of the
court shall be 1.524m (5ft) at the centre of the court
and 1.55m (5ft 1in) over the side lines for
doubles. There shall be no gaps between the ends of
the net and the posts. If necessary, the full depth of the
net should be tied at the ends.

The recommended surface for a badminton court is

wood and bituminous material. Avoid concrete or carpet
as playing on it will easily injure you.