BADMINTON

often played as a casual

outdoor activity in a yard
or on a beach; formal games

BADMINTON
are played onsport
a racquet a rectangular
played
indoor court
using racquets to hit
a shuttlecock across a
net
 HISTORY
‘battledore and shuttlecock’
played in India during the 18th Century
“Poona”
1860s
Duke of Beaufort in 1873 at his estate
called "Badminton" in Gloucestershire
EQUIPMENTS
RACQUET
weighing between 70
and 95 grams (2.5 and
3.4 ounces) not
including grip or
strings
thicknesses ranging from about 0.62

STRINGS
to 0.73 mm
String tension is normally in the
range of 80 to 160 N

GRIP
a matter of personal preference
two main types of grip: replacement
grips and overgrips
SHUTTLECOCK
the cone is formed
from sixteen
overlapping feathers
embedded into a
rounded cork base
SHOES
Badminton shoes are
lightweight with soles of
rubber or similar high-grip,
non-marking materials
Compared to running shoes,
badminton shoes have little
lateral support
 RULES
BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION (BWF)
 TheThe full
service
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courts of
are marked
is 1.55themetres the
by a
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service atline
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at a
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distance of
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1.98 singles
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metres inch)
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from the net, and by the outer side
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COURT
and back boundaries. doubles, the
metres
net posts
service (17are
court ft).
is The over
placed
also marked full
by a
long service line, which is 0.76
the doubles
length of sidelines,
the court
metres (2 ft 6 inch) from the back
even
is
when
13.4singles
metres is(44
boundary. played.
ft)
If
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the
singles,
opponents
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win
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and
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receiveris
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is the
even, right
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service
in themustleft
court
courts.
loses a rally, the
serves; when
The server
pass if the
odd,score
hits
over the shuttlecock
the
the player
is odd.in the
short so
In
left
that doubles,
it service ifcourt
would land thein serving
serves.
the side
The
receiver's
serve immediately
service line on player
the
SERVING
service
wins a court.
players' rally, A badminton
service
the courts
same serve
are
passes to their
must be hit to
determined
continues
opponents'
with
below
by
the courts
serve,
racquet
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positions
shaft
changes
or and
at
it
the
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start of the so thatpointing
previous she/he
rally,
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downwards,
serves count
to the
by where athey aswerea standing
shuttlecock
different fault.
is not
opponent at
allowed
the endeachofto bounce.
time.
the rally.
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subsequent
startscore
server game
games,
ofanda reaches
is played
the winners
match,
receiver the20-all,
of
to 21thenis
the previous
shuttlecock
must remain
game serve first. Matches are best out of three: a
the cast
points,
player gameand continues
or pair with
within the side
must winplayers
their until
towards
two sets (ofscoring
service courts, one
which side
the
without
21 points a
each)
gains
to shuttlecock
touching
win a
the match. is
two-point
the pointing
boundary
For the lead
first serves
lines,(such
rally first.
until
of as
any 24–
the
doubles
point
game, whenever
Alternatively,
the serving a coin
pair maytheymay be
decide win a rally
whotossed,
serves with
and the
22),
server exceptstrikes when the there is
shuttlecock. a tieThe at
SCORING
theregardless
receiving pair may
winners choosing of
decide whether
who receives.
whether they
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to serve players
or
other
29-all, two
in players
which may
the
receive first, or choosing which game;
change ends at the start of thestand
game
second wherever
goes
end of tothe
if a
the
served.
they
match
golden
court wish,
reaches
to
aA
so
point.
occupy
match
long
third as
game,
Whoever
first,
isthey
they
and
the do
change
scores
their
best
not of
ends block
both
this
opponents
at
the start of the game and when the leading player's
the vision
making the of the server
three
leftover games.
the or receiver.
remaining
point
or pair's scorewill
reacheswin.11 points.choice.
 If a let is called, the rally is stopped and replayed
with no change to the score. Lets may occur because of
some unexpected disturbance such as a shuttlecock
landing on a court (having been hit there by players
playing in adjacent court) or in small halls the
shuttle may touch an overhead rail which can be classed

LETS
as a let.
If the receiver is not ready when the service is
delivered, a let shall be called; yet, if the receiver
attempts to return the shuttlecock, the receiver shall
be judged to have been ready.
STRATEGIES
 MIXED
DS O
I NUGBLLEESS
DOUBLES
STROKES
FOREHAND BACKHAND
TRIVIAS
 Amparo Lim was the
first Philippine
badminton player to
compete at the
Olympics. She
participated in the
Women's singles
category at the 1996
Summer Olympics
The shortest badminton match ever
recorded was at the 1996 Uber Cup
in Hong Kong, which lasted all of
six minutes! Ra Kyung-min (South
Korea) crushed Julia Mann (England)
11-2, 11-1 in that match.
The longest match on
the other hand lasted
124 minutes, and was
contested between
Peter Rasmussen
(Denmark) and Sun Jun
(China). Rasmussen
won that encounter
16-17, 18-13, 15-10.
It has been claimed that
badminton is the second
most-popular
participation sport in
the world, only behind
football.