When playing singles or doubles in badminton, you are permitted two hits per side.

Badminton

Badminton is a sports game in which two players or two teams consisting of two people compete. The goal of each of the players/teams is to throw a shuttlecock to the territory of the opponent in such a fashion that he or she cannot hit it. To score a point, the shuttlecock must impact the opponent'due south expanse.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the world governing torso for badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The BWF regulates, promotes, develops and popularises the sport globally and organises inspiring earth events.

History of Badminton

Badminton is considered one of the most ancient games known today. It derives from the battledore and shuttlecock game which was played in Ancient Greece, Bharat, Japan, Prc, and even in several African countries. The essence of the game was to throw a special shuttlecock with a racket.

India is considered to be the birthplace of badminton. In this country, the epitome of the mod badminton appeared, it was the "Poona" game. Subsequently, the sailors brought this game to England, where the game gradually began to proceeds its popularity. We owe the badminton in the course in which it exists now to English Knuckles of Beaufort. In 1973, while returning to his estate called Badminton House from a business concern trip in India, Duke of Beaufort brought the equipment for playing the "Poona" game with him. Presently he involved his numerous relatives and the surrounding aristocrats in playing the game. Badminton House became the middle of its development and popularization, and the game got its current proper name "badminton".

history of badminton

In 1934, the International Badminton Federation was created. This organisation included Canada, Denmark, France, England, holland, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, and Wales. Under its guidance since 1947, the world badminton championships for men (Thomas Cup) started being held.

In 1992, badminton was included in the program of the Olympic Games. Since and so, the popularity of badminton has been only growing in the world. Information technology became especially popular in the countries of Southeast Asia.

Currently, badminton is dominated by the Asian athletes (China, the South korea, Indonesia), who win up to 90% of the medals at the world championships.

Badminton Rules

According to the rules of badminton before the start of the game, there is ever a draw, which determines the parties and their right of the first serve.

badminton rules

At the first serve, the shuttlecock must be hit from the bottom and the racket must not rise higher up the server'southward chugalug. The employ of fraudulent and false actions is allowed during such a serving. After serving, the players are free to move around their area, just touching the net is strictly prohibited.

The maximum number of games that may constitute a friction match is three. Each game is won by a player or the team that scores 21 points. With the score of 20-20, one needs to score 2 points, and with a score of 29-29, it is enough to score one signal.

A alter of the sides occurs in the following situations:

after the end of the first game;
before the third game (if it is supposed to take place);
later on eleven points in the third game.

In each of the games, breaks are possible, but they should not concluding more than 1 minute. Also, they should occur provided that one of the sides scores 11 points. Breaks betwixt games last ii minutes.

Badminton Court Dimensions and Net Height

Badminton court has a rectangular shape. The overall dimensions of a badminton courtroom is xx feet by 44 feet. For a doubles game, the width of the court should be xx feet. The net is installed at a superlative of 5.1 feet; the peak of the cyberspace in the centre is 5 (when it is sagging). The net is limited above by a strip of 0.25 anxiety, which is folded in half.

Another integral office of the courtroom is the markup. The width of the marker lines is iv centimeters. At a altitude of 6.5 feet from the grid, there is the service line. Between the service line and the back line, in that location is the service zone. The central line divides the service zone into the right and the left areas.

Equipment of Badminton

In this part, we encompass the three basic equipment and facilities required for a game of badminton.

Badminton racket. Originally, the rackets were fabricated of wood. Modernistic racquets are made of different materials including carbon cobweb, aluminum, steel or titanium. The weight of the racket is approximately 70-100 grams. Most professional players utilize special wrapping on the racket handle ("grip"), which helps the athletes to achieve the best control while belongings the dissonance.
Shuttlecock. There are two types of shuttlecocks: plastic ones and the ones with natural feathers. Plastic shuttlecocks are more suitable for amateurs and some types of preparation. As a rule, the standard for competitions and training of professional athletes are feather shuttlecocks. A plastic shuttlecock consists of cork or synthetic head and a plastic "skirt" fastened to information technology. The feather shuttlecock is fabricated of 16 goose feathers and a cork caput covered with fine husky leather. Feathers are glued into the holes around the circumference of the head. They are tied with thread, and the thread is also glued. The weight of the shuttlecock is about 5 grams.
Badminton shoes. Badminton shoes have serious lateral support of the talocrural joint, which prevents the ankles from tucking in with a precipitous change of direction and lunges.

badminton rackets

shuttlecock

Badminton equipment should commencement of all be suitable for you and be comfy.

Refereeing

At the championships and badminton tournaments refereeing is carried out by the following people:

The referees who monitor the definiteness of the serving, announce the score, monitor the correct course of the game, make the appropriate decisions during breaking the rules.
Line referees.
Serving referees.

refereeing

Badminton Competitions

The Olympic Games is the most prestigious badminton championship that is held every iv years.

Thomas Loving cup is the world championships in men's badminton.

Uber Loving cup is women's globe badminton championship.

Sudirman Cup is the world badminton championship for mixed teams, which is held every 2 years. The cup is named after Dick Sudirman, the founder of the Badminton Clan in Indonesia.

The Super Series is an international badminton tournament which was founded by the World Badminton Federation to promote it.

Asian Games is the badminton competition between the athletes of the Asian countries.

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FAQ

Which country invented badminton?

Invented in Republic of india in a version called poona.

Is Badminton an Olympic sport?

Yes.

How tall is the net in badminton?

The internet is 1.55 meters (5 ft 1 inch) high at the edges and i.524 meters (5 ft) high in the center.