PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Elementary Education – Enhanced General Education

2nd Semester A.Y. 2022-2023

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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Name: Lorena M. Leal Date submitted:

Flordelyn Fiel
Joanna Celeste
Jessica Delez
Mark Anthony Cambe

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THE HISTORY OF BADMINTON

Badminton is a tennis-like game played with light stroke rackets that are used to strike a shuttlecock
(a feather cork missile) back and forth, before it hits the ground across a high net within a rectangular
court. It is also court play that can be played either singles or doubles, by men, women, or mixed
pairs, either indoors or on outdoor courts as a fun game or at a highly competitive level.
Badminton originated from the ancient civilizations of Europe mainly in England. It was brought to
England about 1870 by British army officers stationed in India. Badminton is an ancient game known
as Battledore (bat or paddle) and Shuttlecock probably originated more than 2000 years ago. The
game was learned in India as “poona”. Battledore and Shuttlecock were simply played by two people
hitting a shuttlecock backwards and forwards with a simple bat as many time as they could without
allowing it to hit the ground.
Badminton is an ancient game which origin data back at least two thousand years to the game
battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece, India, and China. Badminton derived its name
from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, the home of the Duke of Beaufort, where the sport
was played. Gloucestershire is now the base for the International Badminton Federation
founded in 1934 with nine members: Canada, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Scotland and Whales, and years after membership has risen steadily.
During the 5th century BC, a game called Ti Jian Zi, or shuttle-kicking, was a favorite past time of
the Chinese. This game uses feet in kicking the shuttlecock. Historians remain unclear whether
this game has led to battledore and shuttlecock that became known five centuries after. The
battledores are today’s racquets.
In mid-19th century, the game is believed to have originated from a game called Poona that was
played by English army officers stationed in India. After learning the game, the Duke of Beaufort
introduced it to the Royal Society of his country estate, Badminton House in Gloucestershire,
England. Several years after, badminton clubs were formed, and new versions of the game came out
that laid the basis for today’s rules of the game.
In 1934, the International Badminton Federation (IBF) was founded with a membership of nine (9)
countries only. Badminton gained Olympic acceptance as a demonstration sport in 1972 at Munich
games. In 1988, it returned as an exhibitions sport in Seoul, Korea, and finally attained its full
membership in 1992 at Barcelona. From then on, soaring names in this sport become countless.
The first major IBF tournament was the Thomas Cup (World men’s team championship) in 1948,
beyond this date; the number of world events has increased as many individuals become interested in
the sport. In 1981, the World Cup was established to provide top players an opportunity to earn
millions as prize money

Contemporary Badminton
In the 1800s, in India, a contemporary of badminton- a game called Poona, was played where a net
was introduced and players hit the shuttlecock across the net. In March 1898, the first Open
Tournament was held at Guildford. Then, the first “All England” Championships were held the
following year. Denmark, USA, and Canada became ardent followers of the game during the 1930s.

International Badminton Federation

In 1934, the International Badminton Federation was formed. The first major IBF tournament was the
Thomas Cup (The world’s men’s team championships) in 1948, and its counterpart in the women’s
competition is the “Uber Cup”, which was founded in 1956. In the mid 90’s, Indonesian and some
Europeans stole the supremacy from the Chinese. In 1977, the World Badminton Federation (WBF)
was founded. The “Suderman Cup” in 1989 was established in memory of the former IBF President
Dick Suderman. He was also considered as the “Father of Indonesian Badminton.”

Commonwealth Games Sport

Badminton was introduced as a Commonwealth Games program sport in Kingston Jamaica in 1966.
Initially, all five disciplines were included – Singles ( men, women), Doubles ( men, women), and
mixed doubles.
Olympic Games Sport
In 1992, Badminton became an Olympic sport in Barcelona, Spain with the introduction of singles
and doubles disciplines. Only Five Countries have won the gold medals since its introduction in 1992
– China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and Denmark.

Milestones in Philippine Badminton

Badminton was not born yesterday in this country. Perhaps for many of our veteran badminton
players, the recent boom in the sport has been long awaited. As early as the 1950s, the International
Badminton Federation (IBF) already recognized the Philippines as its 21st member country. Since
then, Filipinos have been swinging their rackets in international tournaments. Let's take a trip down
memory lane, and take a look at the milestones in Philippine badminton.

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 Men's singles champion. It
was in 1950 when the Philippines became the 21st country to join the International Badminton
Federation (IBF).
In 1952, the Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) became the first national badminton group. It
was organized by 28 badminton clubs. In 1962, Johnny Yan and Stephen Cheng were the country's
first doubles champions at the Hong Kong Open. In the 1966 Triangular Meet in Vietnam, the
Philippine team achieved its first team championship in the Men's division (Armando Yanga, Conrado
Co, Jaime Gapas, Renato Navarro, and Danny So). Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and the Philippines
participated in this tournament. It was in 1979 when the Philippine team first joined the World
Badminton Championships at Hang Chou, China. Out of 66 participants, Errol Chan landed in round
16 in the men's singles event.

In the 1981, the Philippine badminton team participated in the Southeast ASEAN (SEA) Games for
the first time. The country hosted the event. In 1983, the Philippine team had its first taste of
international training exposure in Fu Chow, China for a period of one month. In 1984, the Philippines
made its first appearance in the Thomas Cup tournament.

In 1992, Melvin Llanes became the first Philippine champion at the Prince Asian Juniors
Championship for the 16-under age group. It was in 1992 when the Philippines first played in the
Uber Cup games, resulting in a victory over Tanzania. This was duplicated in 1998 when the
Philippine ladies' team defeated Mauritius 3-2 at the Uber Cup Asian Zonal Championships. In the
1995 Australian International Championships (IBF-sanctioned international tournament), Weena Lim
and Kennie Asuncion were the first Philippine entry (ladies doubles) to win a gold medal. In the 1996
Atlanta Olympics, Weena Lim became the first Philippine badminton player to qualify for and
participate in the prestigious games.

In 1996, Manolito Saldivar of Siliman became the first Filipino umpire accredited by the Asian
Badminton Confederation (ABC). In 1997, Ben Domingo, Jr. became the first Filipino IBF-accredited
referee. In the 1997 three-star Vietnam Open (IBF star event), Weena Lim and Kennie Asuncion were
the first Philippine entry (women's doubles) to reach quarterfinals. In the 1997 Jakarta SEA Games,
Weena Lim and Kennie Asuncion were the first Philippine bronze medalists in the women's doubles
event individual event. In the 1997 Jakarta SEA Games, the Philippine badminton delegation won its
first team victory over an original ASEAN country. Philippines upsets Singapore, 3-2, in the men's
team event.
In the 1997 Jakarta SEA Games, the Philippine men's team clinched second runner-up in the men's
team event. Team members were: Melvin Llanes, Jaime Llanes, Arolas Amahit, Ian Piencenaves,
Kennevic Asuncion, Rhamir Antonio, Anthony Abe and Naresh Ramnani.
In 1998, the Philippines hosted the Asian Preliminaries of the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup with 19
countries and 15 countries participating, respectively. In the 1998 Thomas Cup Asian Zonal
Championships, the Philippine men's team achieved the first Thomas Cup victory by defeating Iran 5-
0.
In the 2001 Bangkok Open, Kennevic Asuncion became the first bronze medallist in the men's singles
and mixed doubles individual event with sister Kennie.
In 2002, Kennevic Asuncion was the first Philippine badminton silver medalist in the 11th Asian
University Games for the men's singles individual event held at the Ateneo de Manila.In the 2002
Canada Open in Vancouver, British Columbia, Kennevic and Kennie Asuncion were the first
Philippine badminton bronze medallists in the men's singles and mixed doubles individual events. In
the 2002 US Open in Orange County, California, Kennie Asuncion and Weena Lim took the first
bronze medal for the Philippines in the women's doubles individual event.
In the 2003 13th World Championships in Birmingham, Kennevic and Kennie Asuncion were the
first Philippine team members to qualify and participate in both men's singles and mixed doubles
individual events.