Minister of State (Independent Charge) Sarbananda Sonowal

Dimensions: 13.4 m x 6.1 m, Net Height : 1.55 m and at center 1.524 m,

Court Lines : 0.004 m, Net Depth : 0.76 m, Diagonal Length : 14.723 m
6.1 m = (2 x .46) + (2 x 2.59)
13.4 = (1.98 x 2) + (3.96 x 2) + (.76 x 2)
Court Muli-layer structure for high shock absorption, energy return and playability.
Material : PP and Nylon fibres
Net : Made of fine cord of dark color and even thickness. A mess of min 15 mm and max 20 mm
Racket
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Head thinner and lighter

Elastic Titanium makes frame stronger but lighter
Less vibration from frame using solid feel core technology
Tighter and compact string for added durability

Shuttle : Made of natural/synthetic material, Cork Base covered by a thin layer of leather.
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Best shuttle made from feathers from left wing of a goose

Its shape makes it extremely aerodynamically stable. The name Shuttle probably derived from
its back-and-forth motion during game
Synthetic shuttle are referred as plastics : more durable. Fall more on a diagonal
and feathered shuttle as feathers. Fall straight. Allows more time to play strokes. Fly more
quickly off racquet face
if u r playing at high altitude, use slower speed shuttle
tipping feathers inward will speed it up. Tipping outward will slow it down

most imp part of stroke is gripping of racket

Feathered Shuttle: Weight (4.74 to 5.5 grams)
16 feathers
Uniform Length b/w 62 mm to 70 mm
Tip of feathers diameter 58 mm to 68 mm
Base 25 mm 28mm in dia
4 types of serves Low, High, Flick, Drive

Badminton is not like Tennis or Squash where Ball can bounce. Unlike Tennis, Server gets only 1 attempt
to put shuttle in opponents court
Badminton is not like Volleyball where multiple players can touch ball before sending it back over net. U
must hit shuttle once only before it goes over net
Competitive Badminton is always played Indoors
Serve must be hit in an upwards direction, with an underarm hitting action. U are not allowed to play a
Tennis Style serve. While hitting shuttle it must be below ur waist, A height level with the lowest part
of ur ribcage. U can serve from a bit higher than top of ur shorts, but not much
Double service courts are wider and shorter. Inside back line is for Double Services and nothing else
Server and receiver must stay inside their service boxes until server contacts shuttle with his racket
30 points is upper limit
Receiver never change their service courts. Only way to change service courts is to win a point when ur
side is serving
When u win back serve new server is whoever wasnt serving last time
U loose rally if u hit shuttle into ceiling or walls. U also lose rally if shuttle touches u or ur clothing
If u touch nets of posts, u loose rally
Opponent is not allowed to block stroke but he can block shot. Stroke is movement of ur racket, shot is
movement of shuttle
Court Material
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Concrete or Bituminous material

Non slippery yet smooth and leveled

Softout
Is a Sports court surface. Material - PVC
Made of Rubber Carpet and Acryl Coats
These materials produce elasticity in surface
Is suitable for all court surfaces becoz of its flexible characteristics
Synthetic Badminton Court Flooring Characteristics
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Suitable for all weathers as well as elasticity and resilience

Easy to install

Maintain high quality in any season and in any temp difference

Increasing service time and field utilization rate
Strong wear and pressure resistance
Absorb impact forces of feet, reduce sports injury
Tenacious elastic layer and buffer layer and can absorb strong impacts w/o any surface damage

Indian Badminton Scenario

2013 was a year of transition. For 1st time it entered living rooms as prime-time entertainment. There is
increased demand for badminton equipment due to IBL, media coverage and publicity. Now it is being
seen as a professional sport. There r many brands available like Yonex, Li-Ning, Victor, Addidas, Apacs.
The size of market also inspired many small entrepreneurs like Megsha, Kwality, dayal to float their own
brands
Saina Nehwal climbed from 9th to 4th in world ranking. She won India, Australia and China Open besides
a bronze in Asian games. She won Bronze medal in London Olympics. She reached semifinals of BWFs
world super series final
P.V. Sandhu bagged 5 Bronzes including a world championship medal, besides historic bronze medal at
uber cup and asian games. She won Macau Grand Prix Gold
Kidambi Srikanth ended 2014 by becoming only 3rd male shuttler to break into top-5, reaching a career
high 4th after hovering in 40s in beginning of year. He won China Super Series Premier before reaching
semifinal of 2 back-to-back tournaments in Hong-Kong and Dubai
CW games champion Parupalli Kashyap is only other Indian who came close to enter in top-5. RMV
Gurusaidutt finished with a bronze in Mens singles.
2010 CWG winners Jwala and Ashwini settled for a silver
Young H S Prannoy made it to finals of Vietnam GP open, before clinching maiden title of his career at
Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold in Palembang
IBF
Formed in 1934
India joined as an affiliate in 1936
1st major IBF tournament was Thomas Cup (for men team) in 1948
Uber cup (for women team)
World Badminton championship (individual events)
Sudirman cup (mixed team) : held every 2 year. Dick Sudirman, former Indonesian Badminton player. No
prize money. Just prestige for playing for ones country

World Junior Championships

World Grand Prix Finals
Added in CW games in 1966 at Kingston, Jamaica
Became Olympic sport in 1992 in Barcelona
Atlanta 1996 was only mixed double badminton olympic event
Top-5 male Chen Long, Lee Chong Wei, Jan O Jorgensen, K Srikanth, Son won ho
Top-5 female Li Xuerui, Wang Shixian, Wang Yihan, Saina Nehwal, Sung ji huan
World Superseries Championship - 2014
Women Singles Taipei Tai Tzu Ying won title. In mens singles Chen Long of china won
Syed Modi Intl Badminton Championship Lucknow
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Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta : President BAI

Grand Prix Gold type
Prize money 1.2 L USD

BWF
Governing body of sport of Olympic recognized by IOC
Mr. Paul Erik Hoyer Larsen, president of BWF
In Super Series Final only top 8 players compete
BAI
Association registered under Societies Act
Formed In 1934 and has been holding national level tournaments since 1936
Affiliated to BWF, Badminton Asia Confederation, IOA
Conducts tournaments like Indian open super series, Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold
IBL
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Based on sudirman cup format

The Sport of Badminton is fast, skillful and require great focus