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Badminton
A Brief History:
Badminton is an Olympic
sport for two or four players in which long-handled rackets are used to
hit a shuttlecock (also called a shuttle or bird) over a net stretched
across a marked court.
Badminton's growth
both as a backyard recreation and as a highly developed competitive indoor
sport has been greatest since the end of World War II, although the game
dates back to the 1800s.
The International
Badminton Federation (IBF) has members in more than 90 nations and an
annual world Grand Prix circuit for both men and women. The game is believed
to have been invented in India in a version called poona. British army
officers learned the game about 1870.
In 1873 the duke of
Beaufort introduced the sport at his country estate, Badminton, from which
the game derives its name. In 1887 the Bath Badminton Club was formed;
it was replaced in 1893 by the Badminton Association of England, which
codified the rules that still govern competitive play. In doubles or men's
singles, 15 points wins a game; in women's singles, 11 points.
A match is the best
two out of three games.
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