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Journal of Sports Sciences, December 2009; 27(14): 1591–1599
CHEONG HWA OOI1, ALBERT TAN1, AZWARI AHMAD1, KIEN WENG KWONG1,
RUJI SOMPONG1, KHAIRUL ASWADI MOHD GHAZALI1, SWEE LEE LIEW1,
WEN JIN CHAI2, & MARTIN WILLIAM THOMPSON1,3
1
Centre for Exercise Physiology, 2Sports Nutrition Centre, Division of Sports Science, National Sports Institute of Malaysia,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and 3Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of
Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Abstract
The aims of this study were to establish the physical and physiological attributes of elite and sub-elite Malaysian male
badminton players and to determine whether these attributes discriminate elite players from sub-elite players. Measurements
and tests of basic anthropometry, explosive power, anaerobic recovery capacity, badminton-specific movement agility,
maximum strength, and aerobic capacity were conducted on two occasions, separated by at least one day. The elite (n ¼ 12)
and sub-elite (n ¼ 12) players’ characteristics were, respectively: mean age 24.6 years (s ¼ 3.7) and 20.5 years (s ¼ 0.7); mass
73.2 kg (s ¼ 7.6) and 62.7 kg (s ¼ 4.2); stature 1.76 m (s ¼ 0.07) and 1.71 m (s ¼ 0.05); body fat 12.5% (s ¼ 4.8) and 9.5%
(s ¼ 3.4); estimated VO2max 56.9 ml kg71 min71 (s ¼ 3.7) and 59.5 ml kg71 min71 (s ¼ 5.2). The elite players had
greater maximum absolute strength in one-repetition maximum bench press (P ¼ 0.015) compared with the sub-elite
players. There were significant differences in instantaneous lower body power estimated from vertical jump height between
the elite and sub-elite groups (P 5 0.01). However, there was no significant difference between groups in shuttle run tests
and on-court badminton-specific movement agility tests. Our results show that elite Malaysian male badminton players are
taller, heavier, and stronger than their sub-elite counterparts. The test battery, however, did not allow us to discriminate
between the elite and sub-elite players, suggesting that at the elite level tactical knowledge, technical skills, and psychological
readiness could be of greater importance.
Correspondence: C. H. Ooi, Division of Sports Science, Centre for Exercise Physiology, National Sports Institute of Malaysia, National Sports Complex, Bukit
Jalil, Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: cheonghwa@isn.gov.my
ISSN 0264-0414 print/ISSN 1466-447X online Ó 2009 Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/02640410903352907
1592 C. H. Ooi et al.
Aside from the technical, tactical, and training Malaysia has enabled us to draw comparisons
aspects of modern competitive badminton, the between the sub-elite players and the truly elite
physical demands are continually changing, with players.
players in action demonstrating intense rhythmic The present study is primarily a descriptive one
movement involving shuffling, jumping, twisting, that seeks to provide physical and physiological
stretching, striking with a combination of superior characteristics of elite and sub-elite Malaysian male
anticipation, quick reflexes, and superb visual acuity – badminton players. We hypothesized that the elite
all in a reactive context. This combination of physical players would have superior physiological fitness as
movement skills raises the question of what physical demonstrated by their performance on a range of
and physiological attributes of elite badminton common fitness assessment tests and measure-
players sets them apart from sub-elite players. ments.
Unfortunately, there is relatively limited information
in the research literature on the physical and
physiological profiles of Asian players who dominate Methods
at all major international tournaments.
Participants and protocols
A number of studies have addressed the validity of
a limited range of specific tests to determine the All participants were national male badminton
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physiological capacity and badminton performance players under the sanctioned programme of the
of elite players (Baum, Hoy, Leyk, Papadopoulos, & National Sports Council of Malaysia (NSCM) and
Effeld, 1997; Chin et al., 1995; Hughes & Fullerton, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
1995; Wonisch, Hofmann, Schwaberger, von They included elite squad players who are part of a
Duvillard, & Klein, 2003). Several studies have also centralized training programme at the NSCM and a
assessed the relationship between muscle activity of back-up squad of players who participated in
the lower limbs and performance of the badminton national training camps held at BAM. The 12 most
smash stroke (Sakurai & Ohtsuki, 2000; Tsai, Yang, successful players from each of these two groups,
Lin, Huang, & Chang, 2006). Other studies include based on their highest world ranking achieved over
those that describe the physical profiles, oxygen the period 2005–2007, were included in the study.
deficit, ‘‘explosive’’ muscle strength, and maximal During this period, the physiological fitness of these
force production of badminton players from adoles- two groups of players was assessed frequently at the
cents to elite seniors (Andersen, Larsson, Overgaard, Sports Science Laboratory/Gymnasium at the Na-
& Aagaard, 2007; Chang, Zhang, & Chen, 2006; tional Sports Institute of Malaysia; the world ranking
Naughton et al., 1997; Withers et al., 1987). The of each player was also obtained from the BWF’s
physiological demands on badminton players during official website (www.internationalbadminton.org/
training and matches have also been widely investi- ranking.asp) and recorded at the time of the test.
gated (Araragi, Omori, & Iwata, 1999; Cabello, The study was approved by the Research Committee
Padial, Lees, & Rivas, 2004; Cabello-Manrique & of the National Sports Institute of Malaysia in
Gonzalez-Badillo, 2003; Faccini & Dal Monte, 1996; compliance with the principles of the Declaration
Faude et al., 2007; Hughes, 1995), with some of this of Helsinki. The players were informed of the
research specifically focused on analysis of heart rate possible risks and discomfort related to the battery
and blood lactate responses during training or of physical performance tests before written in-
simulated badminton competition (Dias & Ghosh, formed consent was obtained before testing began.
1995; Majumdar et al., 1997; Smith & Chang, To emphasize the international calibre of the
1999). Further research has been concerned with the players in this study, it should be noted that they
epidemiology of injuries in badminton (Fahlstrom, had represented Malaysia internationally at presti-
Yeap, Alfredson, & Soderman, 2006; Hoy, Lindblad, gious tournaments authorized by the BWF. Eight of
Terkelsen, Helleland, & Terkelsen, 1994; Jorgensen the elite players were at least quarter- or semi-
& Winge, 1990; Kroner et al., 1990). finalists in previous Olympic Games and/or World
Malaysia has an outstanding record of producing Championships, and all 12 of them had won at least
world-ranked badminton players over many years. one BWF championships or multi-sport event (such
Thus, the physiological profile of Malaysian elite as Asian Badminton Championship, Asian Games,
badminton players should provide an insight into Commonwealth Games), BWF Super Series or
some of the attributes required to play the game at BWF Grand Prix. In comparison, the sub-elite
an international elite level. Furthermore, the orga- players had achieved international success during
nization of high-level badminton in Malaysia their junior years, having reached the finals of
comprises an elite squad of players and a back-up continental tournaments and/or Asia/World Junior
squad of sub-elite players who include promising Championships, with most of them having been
junior players. This organization of badminton in medal winners. The sub-elite players are regarded as
Physiological characteristics of badminton players 1593
potential Malaysian representatives in future Olym- skinfold calliper (British Indicators, UK) based on
pic Games by BAM. protocols described in the International Society for
All players were familiar and well practised with the Advancement of Kinanthropometry’s assessment
the test protocols and procedures, which are part of manual (ISAK, 2001).
their regular serial physical fitness assessments. Care
was taken to advise the players to avoid high-intensity
Field-based physiological assessments
and strenuous training within 24 h of their scheduled
test. Aside from skinfold measurements for estimat- The first test session consisted of vertical jump tests,
ing body fatness, the battery of physical performance followed by a 5-m multiple shuttle run test. At the
tests was undertaken over two separate occasions, at second test session, the participants undertook the
least one day apart to minimize the effect of residual badminton-specific movement agility tests, before
fatigue on the subsequent test results (Figure 1). proceeding to one-repetition maximum strength
tests, and finally the 20-m multi-stage shuttle run
test (Figure 1). There was at least 5–10 min of rest
Basic anthropometry
between tests on each test occasion. Players were
Standing height was measured using a wall-mounted asked to perform shuttle run tests and the badmin-
stadiometer with a horizontal head board. Players ton-specific movement agility tests with their usual
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stood barefoot, feet together, and were requested to competition court shoes. The tests included in the
‘‘stand tall’’. Height was measured to within 0.1 cm. physical/physiological performance test battery and
We used a beam balance to measure body mass that associated protocols are as follows:
was regularly calibrated with known weights and
accurate to 100 g. Arm span was measured from the Vertical jump tests. A series of vertical jump tests that
tip of the middle finger of one arm to the tip of the included a squat jump, countermovement vertical
middle finger of the other arm, with the players jump, and drop jump from a height of *42.5 cm (step
standing with their back to the wall. Arm span was box) was performed sequentially (Markovic, Dizdar,
recorded to the nearest 0.1 cm with both arms Jukic, & Cardinale, 2004). A portable contact timing
abducted to approximately 908, the elbows and mat system (Swift Performance Equipment, Australia)
wrists extended, and the palms facing forward. Each was used to measure the time between the feet leaving
measurement was completed in the morning before the mat and landing on the mat. Players performed at
breakfast and after voiding urine. The skinfold least five trials for each vertical jump test with
measures were taken at seven sites using a Harpenden approximately 10 s recovery between trials; approxi-
mately 5 min of rest was allowed between tests. Players
were instructed to execute all vertical jumps with their
hands on the hips to diminish upper body movement
and standardize the movement pattern. The squat
jump was performed after a squat position was assumed
for 3–5 s with the knee joint angle at approximately 908
and with no countermovement. The countermove-
ment jump commenced from a standing position
followed by rapid flexion of the legs to a squat position
that was immediately then followed by extension of the
legs as fast and as powerfully as possible. During the
drop jump, players were reminded to rebound as
‘‘quickly’’ and as ‘‘high’’ as possible once in contact
with the mat, subsequent to the drop from the step box.
The players were encouraged to perform with maximal
effort throughout the tests with the highest score in
each of the three vertical jump tests being used for
analysis. The jump heights of squat and counter-
movement jumps, as well as the body mass of the
players, were used in the equations developed by Sayers
and colleagues (Sayers, Harackiewicz, Harman,
Frykman, & Rosenstein, 1999) to compute the
estimated power required to perform the jump.
Figure 1. The order of physiological performance tests in the One-repetition maximum strength tests. One-repetition
present study. maximum (1-RM) bench press and squat or leg press
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stood behind one of the lines facing the other line. to the cone with their hand again. The players then
The test began with the first beep and the players sprinted 10 m to the third cone and back to the
ran to the opposite line, turning back when first cone again, and then sprinted 15 m to the
signalled by the second beep, and so on. The fourth cone and back to the first cone, and so on,
pace at the beginning of the test was relatively slow until 30 s of repeated-sprint shuttle running had
and was gradually increased after each minute been completed. Players were allowed 35 s recov-
(level). The test was terminated when the players ery during which they walked back to the starting
were unable to maintain the required pace (within line. This 30-s shuttle run and 35-s recovery were
1.5 m) for two consecutive shuttles. The total repeated six times and the total distance covered
number of shuttles completed was recorded and by each player during the 6 6 30-s shuttles was
converted to V_ O2max equivalent scores (Brewer recorded (Boddington et al., 2001).
et al., 1988). The 5-m multiple shuttle test (5-m
MST) procedures were also undertaken according
Data analysis
to the methods described by Boddington and
colleagues (Boddington, Lambert, St. Clair Only the best test score achieved in each test battery
Gibson, & Noakes, 2001). In this test, six plastic was included in the data analysis. Data are presented
cones were placed 5 m apart in a straight line for a as means + standard deviations (s) and range (min–
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total distance of 25 m. Players began the test in max). Comparison of physical and physiological
line with the first cone and upon an auditory performance data between elite and sub-elite players
signal, they sprinted 5 m to the second cone, was carried out using independent t-test. Statistical
touched the ground adjacent to that cone with significance was set at P 5 0.05 and all the analyses
their racket-holding hand, and sprinted back to the were computed using SPSS 16.0 for Windows (SPSS
first cone, touching down on the ground adjacent Inc., USA).
Note: Values are mean + s (min–max); n ¼ 12 for each of the elite and sub-elite groups (except #n ¼ 11 and *n ¼ 10). Body fat was computed
based on the sum of seven skinfold thicknesses. Estimated V_ O2max ¼ maximal oxygen uptake predicted from 20-m multi-stage shuttle run
test; BWF world ranking ¼ the highest Badminton World Federation world ranking achieved by the players during the test sessions.
Table II. Absolute strength and lower body power of Malaysian male badminton players.
1-RM bench press (kg) 76.9 + 9.9 (60.0–96.6) 66.0 + 10.3 (52.4–79.1) 0.015
1-RM bench press (kg kg71 BM) 1.05 + 0.13 (0.80–1.23) 1.05 + 0.13 (0.91–1.26) 0.933
1-RM squat (kg) 143.2 + 17.3 (118.6–172.0) 129.9 + 14.1 (110.0–155.7)# 0.087
I-RM squat (kg kg71 BM) 1.98 + 0.35 (1.44–2.71) 2.05 + 0.20 (1.6–2.24)# 0.634
SJ height (cm) 42.7 + 5.2 (35.0–50.0) 41.5 + 5.2 (35.0–51.0) 0.589
SJ power (W)* 3851 + 431 (3281–4526) 3306 + 377 (2807–4207) 0.003
CJ height (cm) 46.3 + 5.4 (38.0–57.0) 46.0 + 3.7 (41.0–53.0) 0.861
CJ power (W)* 3977 + 385 (3457–4629) 3448 + 304 (2918–4162) 0.001
SJ:CJ ratio 1.09 + 0.05 (1.02–1.18) 1.11 + 0.07 (1.00–1.26) 0.275
DJ height (cm) 34.4 + 5.5 (26.0–45.0) 32.6 + 4.4 (27.0–41.0) 0.378
DJ contact time (s) 0.23 + 0.01 (0.19–0.25) 0.23 + 0.00 (0.23–0.24) 0.955
DJ reactive speed (m s71) 1.50 + 0.33 (1.15–2.36) 1.41 + 0.19 (1.16–1.78) 0.409
Note: Values are mean + s (min–max); n ¼ 12 for each of the elite and sub-elite groups (except #n ¼ 8). 1-RM ¼ one-repetition maximum;
BM ¼ body mass; SJ ¼ squat jump; CJ ¼ countermovement jump; DJ ¼ bounce drop jump from a height of *42.5 cm. *Estimated peak
mechanical power using the equations of Sayers et al. (1999).
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Discussion
the players during the study period are presented in
Table I. Malaysian elite and sub-elite male badmin- The physical fitness test battery used to develop the
ton players differed in age, body mass, standing physiological profile data in this study is based on the
height, body mass index, and lean body mass, with perception that specific tests define the attributes
the former being significantly taller and heavier. required of elite badminton players. Despite a
However, the two groups did not differ in terms of number of reports (Baum et al., 1997; Chin et al.,
arm span, percentage of body fat, and cardiorespira- 1995; Hughes & Fullerton, 1995; Wonisch et al.,
tory fitness as indicated by the estimation of V_ O2max 2003) on the validity of tests to determine the
from the 20-m multi-stage shuttle run test. physiological characteristics of elite badminton
Table II shows the absolute strength and lower players, there is no consensus as to the most
body power performance of the players. Elite players appropriate tests that should be employed. Many of
were able to exert more force than sub-elite players the tests are common to talent identification in other
during the 1-RM bench press (P ¼ 0.015) and squat sports (basketball, squash, volleyball), with some
(P ¼ 0.087). We did not observe a significant similarity in patterns of movement. It is axiomatic
difference in their vertical jump height as measured that a sport that involves jumping, lunging, short,
in vertical jump performance (squat jump, counter- quick shuffling patterns of movement, and an ability
movement jump, and drop jump). However, the to repeat these physical movements in rapid succes-
estimated power of the squat (P ¼ 0.003) and sion should use tests that replicate in part some of
countermovement (P ¼ 0.001) jumps were both these patterns of movement to identify talent. Of
statistically higher in elite players. course, performance on such a test battery alone
(A) Elite vs. sub-elite players Elite (n ¼ 12) Sub-elite (n ¼ 12) P-value
(B) Singles vs. doubles players Singles (n ¼ 10) Doubles (n ¼ 14) P-value
20-m MSR (# shuttles) 135 + 16 (109–165) 115 + 10 (96–133) 0.001
5-m MST (m) 752.8 + 21.2 (720.0–780.0) 722.3 + 28.2 (680.0–775.0) 0.009
Note: Values are mean + s (min–max). 20-m MSR ¼ 20-m multi-stage shuttle run test; 5-m MST ¼ 5-m multiple shuttle test.
10-rep sideways agility (s) 15.3 + 0.7 (14.3–16.0) 15.0 + 0.6 (14.0–15.9) 0.282
16-rep four-corner agility (s) 32.4 + 1.1 (30.8–33.8) 32.9 + 1.8 (29.3–36.3) 0.530
Note: Values are mean + s (min–max); n ¼ 7 for elite and n ¼ 12 for sub-elite group. rep ¼ repetitions.
Physiological characteristics of badminton players 1597
does not readily identify talented players, as there are players. These results could be possibly associated
many other factors that we did not test that are likely with higher body mass as well as long-term adapta-
to contribute to being an elite badminton player (e.g. tion induced by the badminton-specific training in
tactics, finesse, deftness). Nevertheless, we believe elite players (Andersen et al., 2007). However, there
that the present results advance our understanding of was no significant difference in jump heights based
the physical fitness attributes of elite badminton on vertical jump performance between the two
players versus sub-elite players. groups of players. Given that the relative strength
was similar and vertical jump height was similar
between the two groups, it can be speculated that the
Physique of elite badminton players
contractile velocity of the active muscles must have
The standing height of Malaysian elite badminton been similar for both groups of players. Future
players was similar to those reported in Indian research should analyse the kinematics of ballistic
national-calibre badminton players (Majumdar movements in badminton players of various stan-
et al., 1997). However, Malaysian elite players and dards to determine what are the optimal muscle
Indian national players are shorter than the top strength and power required for highly competitive
Chinese and European badminton players (Chang badminton players.
et al., 2006; Faccini & Dal Monte, 1996; Zakaria
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in this specialization to cover more court area, make other physiological attributes between elite and sub-
more intense strokes and movements, and play elite Malaysian male badminton players, as deter-
relatively longer rally times (Liddle, Murphy, & mined by specific physical performance tests. This
Bleakley, 1996). This contention is further supported test battery, therefore, did not allow us to discrimi-
by a comparison of the shuttle run performance nate between the elite and sub-elite players, suggest-
between the singles and doubles players in the ing that the tests either did not test specific
present study (Table IIIB), which revealed that physiological attributes important to badminton
singles players were able to perform approximately performance, or that at the elite level of the sport,
17% and 4% better than doubles players in the 20-m other factors such as tactical knowledge, technical
and 5-m shuttle run test, respectively. skills, and psychological readiness are possibly of
more importance.
Badminton-specific movement agility
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