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In the 5th century BC, the people in china then played a game called ti jian zi. A direct translation
from this word 'ti jian zi' is kicking the shuttle. As the name suggest, the objective of the game is to keep
the shuttle from hitting the ground without using hand. Whether this sport has anything to do with the
History of Badminton is up for debate. It was however the first game that uses a Shuttle.
About five centuries later, a game named Battledore and Shuttlecock was played in china, Japan,
India and Greece. This is a game where you use the Battledore (a paddle) to hit the Shuttlecock back and
forth. By the 16th century, it has become a popular game among children in England. In Europe this game
was known as jeu de volant to them. In the 1860s, a game named Poona was played in India. This game is
much like the Battledore and Shuttlecock but with an added net. The British army learned this game in
India and took the equipments back to England during the 1870s.
In 1873, the Duke of Beaufort held a lawn party in his country place, Badminton. A game of
Poona was played on that day and became popular among the British society's elite. The new party sport
became known as "the Badminton game". In 1877, the Bath Badminton Club was formed and developed
the first official set of rules.
The International Badminton Federation (IBF) was formed in 1934 with 9 founding members.
- England
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
- Denmark
- Holland
- Canada
- New Zealand
- France
In the 1600s Battledore and Shuttlecock was an upper class pastime in England and many
European countries. Battledore and Shuttlecock was simply two people hitting a shuttlecock backwards
and forwards with a simple bat as many times as they could without allowing it to hit the ground.
Contemporary Badminton
A contemporary form of badminton - a game called ‘Poon’, was played in India in the 1800s
where a net was introduced and players hit the shuttlecock across the net. British officers in the mid
1800’s took this game back to England and it was introduced as a game for the guests of the Duke of
Beaufort at his stately home ‘Badminton’ in Gloucestershire, England where it became popular.
In March 1898, the first Open Tournament was held at Guildford the first 'All England'
Championships were held the following year. Denmark, the USA and Canada became ardent followers of
the game during the 1930s.
The first major IBF tournament was the Thomas Cup (world men's team championships) in 1948.
Since then, the number of world events has increased with the addition of the Uber Cup (women’s team),
World Championships (individual events), Sudirman Cup (mixed team), World Junior Championships
and the World Grand Prix Finals.
The following countries have won medals in badminton at an Olympic Games since its
introduction in 1992 - China, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Russia.
Susi Susanti from Indonesia won the women’s singles in Barcelona, becoming Indonesia’s first
medallist in the 40 years Indonesia had competed at the Games. In the same Olympic Games, Alan Budi
Kusama won Indonesia’s second gold medal in the men’s badminton singles.
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EQUIPMENT
HISTORY
Court Posts
The area of play, as defined by the outer The posts are used to hold the net in place.
boundary lines.
Net
Racket
The net is made of fine cord, dark in colour and
of an even thickness, with a mesh. The instrument used by players to hit the
shuttlecock.
Shuttlecock
There are a few badminton terms that you should be familiar with. Even if it's a casual badminton
game, these terms are often used among many people.
This might also be useful when you watch badminton tournaments on television. At least you'll
understand what the commentator is talking about.
I will only mention the few most important ones to make sure you don't get bored.
1. Service Terms
Server and Receiver The person who delivers the badminton serve is called the
"server" while the person receiving the serve is called the
"receiver".
Long, Short and Wide During a badminton serve, we usually say LONG/SHORT
instead of IN/OUT if the shuttle falls out of the service box.
Service Over If you made a serve and lost the rally, it will be called
SERVICE OVER. It's now your opponent's turn to make a
service for the next rally.
Let Lets are given when the receiver is not ready but the server
has already perform the serve.
Rally A rally starts as soon as the server performs the service. The
rally ends when the shuttle touches the ground or a player
commits a fault.
If both sides won one game each, a third game will be played
to determine the winner.
When both players won one set each, they will have to enter
into a 3rd deciding game to determine the winner. This 3rd
set is called the rubber or rubber game.
Match Umpire Umpires ensures a matches run smoothly. They also look out
for faults during the match.
Line Judge Line judges looks straight down the court lines and decide
whether shuttles land inside or outside the court.
Racket Head
String Bed
Racket T-joint or Throat
Racket Shaft
Handle
Badminton Strokes Swing motion of your racket. Strokes are NOT shots.
You'll need to perform strokes to hit badminton shots.
Singles Footwork Base Usually around the middle of the court. When playing singles,
you'll need to return to your 'base' after hitting every shot.
Follow Through Simply means completing your swing/stroke after you hit the
shuttlecock.
Drop Shot Soft shot hit from your baseline and travels steeply to your
opponent's forecourt.
Smash Offensive shot hit from your baseline. Travels down fast and
Half Smash steep towards your opponent's side.
Full Smash
Baseline Smash Half Smash: Smashing without full power.
Drive Fast and furious shot hit horizontally towards your opponent
side.
Push Push is a shot hit horizontally and aims to land around your
opponent's mid-court area. It is similar to the drive, except there
is less pace in your shot.
Tumbling Net Shot This shot is taken at your forecourt. It is called the
Spinning Net Shot tumbling/spinning net shot because the shuttle tumbles and
spins towards your opponent's side.
Net Kill Net kills are shots taken from the forecourt. It travel down
Tap steeply towards your opponent side. Usually net kills are used
Brush to counter weak net shots from your opponent.
Net Lift Net Lifts are defensive shots taken from the forecourt. It travels
Lift high up towards your opponent's baseline.