1. It is a rocket sport played by either two opposing players or two 1.

Badminton
opposing pairs, who take positions on opposite halves of a
2. Home of the
rectangular court that is divided by a ____.
2. What is a badminton house? In the English country of ____. Duke of
3. What is the aim of badminton?
Beaufort ,
History of Badminton
4. Its early form was played in ancient Greece and is about ____ Gloucestershire.
years old.
3. To win points
5. Had a Japanese version called ____and played during 16 th
century. 4. 2,000
6. Was called ____ and _____.
5. Hanetsuki
7. In what century does the British army officers posted at Pune,
India called in ____. 6. Battledore and
8. In what year the badminton grew popularly and first set of
shuttlecock
written rules were made by the __________.
9. In what year the Badminton Federation of England was 7. 19th, poona
created?
8. 1877, Bath
10. When was the first England Championships?
11. When was the International Badminton Federation was formed Badminton Club
with nine members, Denmark, Canada, England, France,
9. 1893
Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales.
FINNSEW DC 10. 1899
12. When was the first Thomas Cup Competition is held which is
11. 1934
8 years later led to the first Uber Cup Competition.
13. Debuted as demonstration sport at the Olympic games in 12. 1948
Munich.
13. 1972
14. It became a full medal sport in the Barcelona Olympics in
Spain. 14. 1992
15. Mixed doubles event debuted at the Atlanta Olympic games.
15. 1996
The origin of badminton
16. What is the world’s oldest badminton organization that is still 16. The New York
around?
badminton club
17. The IBF members was expanded to ____.
18. When was the IBF decided to change their name to Badminton 17. 173
World Federation (BWF) at the extraordinary general meeting
18. September 24,
in Madrid.
19. It should be 44 feet long by 22 feet wide if playing doubles, 2006
and 44 feet long by 17 feet wide for singles.
19. Badminton court
20. Divides the badminton court into two sides.
21. The racket is made from materials such as ___ or lighter 20. Net
materials such as ___.
21. Carbon fiber,
22. Referred to as a shuttle or birdie, acts similarly to a ball in other
racket sports. aluminum
23. It is very common and is used most often in badminton
22. Shuttlecock
It generates more power. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
 Adopt the forehand grip and the attacking stance. 23. Overhand
 Your body should face sideways. Move your racket arm forehand
towards the back and extend your chest to the widest
extent possible to ensure you can do a full swing. strokes
 When you’re about to perform your stroke, stretch out Preparation
your non-racket arm. Once your non-racket arm is
phase, aiming
 straightened,, swing your racket arm forward. phase,

24. 2.1, 2.2 2.3 preloading

 You would be facing the front of the court at your initial phase
position. From there, slowly turn your body facing to the
24. Preparation and
back. Position yourself for a backhand. While turning
your body to the back, raise your racket to the position. aiming phase,
 Keep your racket arm as close as possible to your body.
preloading
This is to ensure a complete backhand swing can be
performed phase, and
 Just when you’re about to perform the backhand stroke, execution
your body should already be facing the back of the
court. 25. Underarm
25. It is performed when you take a shuttle in front of you. 3.1, forehand
3.2,3.3
 From a ready position, lunge forward to your forehand strokes
area with your dominant leg. Preparation
 As you lunge forward, raise your racket to the height
where you’re going to hit the shuttle. When you’re about phase, pre
to commence your swing motion, your dominant leg loading phase,
should be at the front, supporting your body weight.
 Commence your underarm swing. Your swing should be execution.
1 smooth motion until your racket is swung upwards. 26. Underarm
26. It is usually performed when your opponent hits a badminton backhand
drop shot to your backhand area at the front of the court. 4.1, strokes
4,2 and 4,3
 Since you’ll be hitting the shuttle in front of you, lunge Preparation
forward to your backhand area. Your racket should phase, pre-
always be in a ready position. Your dominant leg should
always be at the front when you hit an underarm stroke. loading phase
 Raise your racket to the position similar to the picture and execution
above. At this point, you’re preloaded and ready to
perform your underarm backhand swing. 27. Forehand grip
 Swing upwards. Ensure that you complete your swing. 28. Backhand grip
This means that upon contact with the shuttle, continue
with the swinging motion. 29. Bevel grip
30. Panhandle grip
Basic grips
27. Your fingers should be loosely around the grip, and this is 31. Forehand
important for all 4 grips. 32. Backhand
28. The easiest way to learn _____ is to set up with your thumb
on top of the wider section of the grip, with your strings facing 33. 0-0, right
the floor or ceiling. 34. Left
29. Start in the backhand grip and move your racket head round
so that your strings are now facing diagonally, and your thumb 35. New server
is on the ridge/bevel. 36. Alternate
30. Have the thumb on the side of the racket, pinching the sides
with your thumb and fingers. 37. Only one ‘set’
38. Consecutively
31. A shot made by swinging the racket across one’s body with
 the hand moving palm first. 39. Service
32. Hitting the shuttle with your racket while back of your hand is
facing the shuttle.

Rules and Guidelines

33. At the beginning of the game (what is the score?), when the
server’s score is even, the server serves from the _____
service court.
34. When the server’s score is odd, the server serves from the
____ service court.
35. If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and
becomes the ______?
36. If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then
serves again from the ______ service court.
37. A side has how many set?
38. The service passes ____ to the players.
39. The players do not change their respective ___ courts until
they win a point when their side is serving.

1. It is an indoor racquet sport also known as_____ and ____ in 1. Ping-pong and whiff-
which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as
whaff, ping-pong
the _______, back and forth across a table using small solid
rackets. ball
2. The game takes place on a _____ table divided by a ____.
2. Hard, net
History of Table Tennis 3. 1881

3. First conceived by a British officer 4. 1901. Jacques and

4. Whiff-whaff, flim-flam, gossima, by _____ and ____ and ____ Son, and Parker
brothers- game manufacturers.
5. From the sound made by the ball when it hits the racket and 5. Ping-pong
table. 6. 1903
6. First law in table tennis
7. A champion table tennis player formulated the first law in table 7. Arnold Parker
tennis. 8. 1926, Berlin
8. International table tennis federation (ITTF). Established in
where? 9. Japan, China and
9. Table tennis became the number one racket game in __, ___, US
___.
10. Early years of international competitions were dominated by 10. England, Hungary
European countries and is the major sport in ____, ____ and and Czechoslovakia
_____.
11. 9 ft long, 5 ft wide, 2
ft and 5 inches high.
Facilities and Equipment
12. Wood and synthetic
11. The table is ___ ft long, ___ft wide and _____ft and
 _____inches high. materials
12. The playing surface is usually made from _____ and ____
13. 6 inches
materials.
13. The net is ____ inches high and extends along the width of he 14. Spherical, 40mm
center of the table, dividing it into two equal parts.
diameter and 2.7
14. The ball is a ___, and has ____ mm diameter and weighs
____ grams. grams
15. It is made of ___ or of a similar plastic material and is colored
15. Celluloid
white or orange, and matt.
16. The ______ may be any of size, shape or weight but the blade 16. Racket
shall be flat and rigid.
17. Red, black
17. The surface of the covering materials on a side of the blade,
shall be matt, bright ___ on one side and _____ on the other. 18. 11

General Rules 19. Two

18. Games are played to ___ points. 20. Straight
19. Alternate serves every __ points.
20. Toss the ball _____ up when serving. 21. Serve
21. The ____ can land anywhere in singles. 22. Doubles
22. _____ serves must go right court to right court.
23. A serve that touches the net on the way over is a ____. 23. Let
24. ___ hitting in a doubles rally. 24. Alternate
25. _____ are not allowed.
26. If your hit bounces ____ over the net by itself it is your point. 25. Volleys
27. Touching the ball with your paddle hand is ______. 26. Back

Scoring 27. Allowed

28. A game is won by being the first player to win ____ points, 28. 11, 2
and be at least ____, points ahead of his or her opponent.
29. If both players have won ___ points, then the first player to get 29. 10, 2
a ____ points lead wins the game. 30. 2 of 3
30. A match is played best __ of __ games.
31. Is only used in doubles as players must serve to the opposite 31. Middle line
corners of the opponents’ side of the table. 32. Open

Service 33. Vertically,16

32. The service must start with the ball in an ___ palm. This stops 34. Above and behind
you from throwing it up with spin.
33. The ball must be thrown _____, at least ____ cm. 35. Free
34. The ball must be ___ and ____ the table throughout the serve. 36. Once
35. After throwing the ball, the serve must get their ___ arm and
hand out of the way. 37. Net assembly
36. The server must serve the ball so that it touches his side of the 38. Table tennis rally
table ___.
37. A serve that touches the _____ (the net, net posts, and net 39. Fault, Laws of Table
clamps) on the way. tennis
40. Coin flip
41. Behind
Rally and Faults
38. The time during which the ball is in play. 42. Penhold
39. It is a failure to the server to make a good service according to
 the ______. 43. Shake hand

Singles and Doubles 44. Side to side

40. Opponents may conduct a ______. The winner may choose 45. In and out
either ___ of the table or the right to ____ or ____ first.
41. The serve must be made from ____ the end line. 46. Crossover
47. One step
Grips
42. The Asian-style grip of holding the racket, where the head of 48. Slight crouch
the racket is facing down and is held the way a person holds a forward, feet
pen or pencil.
43. So-named because one grips the racket similarly to the way shoulder-width apart
one performs a handshake. 49. Forehand Drive

Footwork and Stance 50. Backhand drive

44. This is the main footwork pattern used in table tennis. This is 51. Forehand push
done swiftly when you are close to the table.
45. This is employed to return a short service. To make this 52. Backhand push
return, move your body forwards (IN) to reach the ball to play
your stroke and afterwards return back (OUT) to the ready
position.
46. When you need to return at a faster pace.
47. This is used as a last resort when you have no time to react.
It is typically used for employing a blocking stroke.
48. The typical table tennis stance is a ______, ______. Make
sure you bend your knees and ankles. Most of the weight
should be on the balls of the feet, because this makes quick
sudden movements and pivots necessary for goods shots
much easier.

Four Basic Strokes

49. It is an offensive stroke that is used to force errors and to set
up attacking positions. A successful shot should land close to
your opponent baseline or sideline.
50. This stroke should be played in the same situation as the
forehand drive but when the ball is hit to your back hand side.
It should be used when your opponent gives you a deep/high.
It is the perfect way to stop your opponent from making an
attacking stroke.
51. It is a defensive stroke that requires the player to strike
downwards on the back and underneath the ball to create a
backspin. It is primarily played from the forehand side. Only
rarely will a player play a forehand push from their backhand
side.
52. It is to make it difficult for your opponent to attack. You are
most likely use this shot when the ball already has backspin on
it, either from an opponent’s serve or in the opening stages of
a rally.