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Badminton

Badminton

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Contents
1History and development
2Rules (page 6,7,8,9,10 and 11)
3Equipment
4Strokes
5Strategy
6See alsoVideo

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Badminton

Badmintonis

aracquet sportplayed by either two opposing

players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who
take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court
divided by a net. Players score points by striking a
shuttlecockwith their racquet so that it passes over the
net and lands in their opponents' half of the court. Each
side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes
over the net. A rally ends once the shuttlecock has struck
the floor, or if a fault has been called by either the umpire
or service judge or, in their absence, the offending player,
at any time during the rally.
The shuttlecock (or shuttle) is a feathered (or, mainly in
uncompetitive games, plastic) projectile whose unique
aerodynamic properties cause it to fly differently than the
balls used in most racquet sports; in particular, the
feathers create much higherdrag, causing the
shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly than a ball.

History and development

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Games with a shuttlecock are widely believed to have originated in ancient
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Greece about 2000 years ago. From there they spread via the Indo-Greek
kingdoms to India and then further east to China and Siam (now Thailand).
In England since medieval times a children's game called Battledore and
Shuttlecockwas popular. Children would use paddles (Battledores) and
work together to keep the shuttlecock up in the air and prevent it from
reaching the ground. It was popular enough to be a nuisance on the street
of London in 1854 when the Punch magazine published a cartoon depicting
In the 1860s, British Army officers in Pune, India, began playing the game
it.
of Battledore and Shuttlecock, but they added a competitive element by
including a net. As the city of Pune was formerly known as Poona, the game
was known asPoonaat that time.
About this same time, the Duke of Beaufort was entertaining soldiers at his
estate called "Badminton House", where the soldiers played Poona. The
Duke of Beaufort's non-military guests began referring to the game as "the
badminton game", and thus the game became known as "Badminton".
In 1877, the first badminton club in the world, Bath Badminton Club,
transcribed the rules of badminton for the first time. However, in 1893, the
Badminton Association of England published the first proper set of rules,
similar to that of today, and officially launched badminton in a house called
"Dunbar" at 6 Waverley Grove, Portsmouth, England on September 13 of
that year. They also started the All England Open Badminton
Championships, the first badminton competition in the world, in 1899.

Rules

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les of Badminton - Singles

rving and receiving courts

You shall serve from, and receive in, theright service courtwhen
you or your opponent has scored aneven numberof points in that
game.
You shall serve from, and receive in, theleft service courtwhen you
or your opponent has scored anodd numberof points in that game.
You and your opponent will hit the shuttle alternately until a'fault'is
made or
theserving
shuttle ceases to be in play
coring
and
You score a point and serve again from the alternate service court
when your opponent makes a 'fault' or the shuttle ceases to be in
play because it touches the surface of your opponent's side of
court.
No points will be scored when you make a 'fault' or the shuttles
ceases to be in play because it touches the surface of your side of
court. Theserving rightwill then be transferred to your opponent.

Rules
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of Badminton - Doubles

At the start of the game, and each time a side gains the right to
serve, the service shall be delivered from the right service court. Only
your opponent standing diagonally opposite of you shall return the
service.
Should your opponent's partner touched or hit the shuttle, it shall be
der
a 'fault'
of play
andand
your
position
side scores
on court
a point.
After the service is returned, either you or your partner may hit the
shuttle from any position on your side of the net. Then either player
from the opposing side may do the same, and so on, until the shuttle
coring
ceasesand
to be
serving
in play.
If you are serving or receiving first at the start of any game, you shall
serve or receive in theright service courtwhen your side or your
opponent's side scored an even numberof points.
You shall serve from or receive in the left service court when your
side or your opponent's side has scored an odd numberof points.
The reverse pattern shall apply to your partner.
In any game, the right to serve passes consecutively from the initial
server to the initial receiver, then to that initial's receiver's partner,
then to the opponent who is due to serve from the right service court,
then to that player's partner, and so on.

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ervice court errors

A service court error has been made when a player has served out of
turn, has served from the wrong service or standing on the wrong
service court while being prepared to receive the service and it has
been delivered.
If a service court error is discovered after the next service had been
delivered, the error shall not be corrected. If a service court error is
discovered before the next service is delivered, the following rules
apply.
If both sides committed an error, it shall be a 'let'. If one side
committed the error and won the rally, it shall be a 'let'. If one side
committed the error and lost the rally, the error shall not be
corrected.
If there is a 'let' because of a service court error, the rally is replayed
Faults
with
the error
corrected.consider
If a service
errorasfaults:
is not to be corrected,
The rules
of badminton
the court
following
play
in shuttle
that game
shall
proceed
changing
player's
new
- If the
lands
outside
the without
boundaries
of thethe
court,
passes
service
throughcourts.
or under the net, fail to pass the net, touches the ceiling or
side walls, touches the person or dress of a player or touches any
-other
If theobject
initial or
point
person.
of contact with the shuttle is not on the striker's
side of the net. (The striker may, however, follow the shuttle over the
net with the racket in the course of a stroke.)

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-. If a player touches the net or its supports with racket, person or

dress, invades an opponent's court over the net with racket or person
except as permitted.
- If a player invades an opponent's court under the net with racket or
person such that an opponent is obstructed or distracted or obstructs
an opponent, that is prevents an opponent from making a legal stroke
where the shuttle is followed over the net.
- If a player deliberately distracts an opponent by any action such as
shouting or making gestures.
- If the shuttle is caught and held on the racket and then slung during
the execution of a stroke.
- If the shuttle is hit twice in succession by the same player with two
strokes.
- If the shuttle is hit by a player and the player's partner successively
or touches a player's racket and continues towards the back of that
tinuous
player's play,
court.misconduct, penalties
Play
beiscontinuous
from the
first service
until the offences
match is under
- If a shall
player
guilty of flagrant,
repeated
or persistent
concluded,
except as
allowed
in intervals
not exceeding 90 seconds
Law of Continuous
Play,
Misconduct,
Penalties.
between
the first
and
second
games,on
and
5 minutes
- If, on service,
the
shuttle
is caught
thenot
netexceeding
and remains
between
the
games.
suspended
onsecond
top, or,and
on third
service,
after passing over the net is caught
in the net.

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Lets

'Let'is called by the umpire, or by a player (if there is no umpire), to

halt play.
A 'let' may be given for any unforeseen or accidental occurrence .
The rules of badminton consider the following as 'lets':
- If a shuttle is caught in the net and remains suspended on top or,
after passing over the net, is caught in the net, it shall be a 'let'
except on service.
- If, during service, the receiver and server are both faulted at the
same time, it shall be a 'let'.
- If the server serves before the receiver is ready, it shall be a 'let'.
- If, during play, the shuttle disintegrates and the base completely
separates from the rest of the shuttle, is shall be a 'let'.
- If a line judge is unsighted and the umpire is unable to make a
decision,
shall
be a 'let'.
huttle
notitin
play
-AAshuttle
'let' may
occur
following
error.
a 'let'
occurs,
is not
in play
whenaitservice
strikes court
the net
andWhen
remains
attached
the
play
since the last
shall not count and the player who
there
or suspended
on service
top.
served
shall
serve
again,
except
wherethe
in net
situations
the Law
of
A shuttle
is not
in play
when
it strikes
or postwhere
and starts
to fall
Service
Errors of
is applicable
towards Court
the surface
the court on the striker's side of the net.
A shuttle is not in play when it hits the surface of the court or a 'fault'
or 'let' has occurred.

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Officials
and appeals
The referee is in overall charge of the tournament. The umpire,
where appointed, is in charge of the match, the court and its
immediate surrounds. The umpire shall report to the referee. The
service judge shall call
service faults made by the server should they occur.A line judge
shall indicate whether
a shuttle landed
'in' or 'out' on the line or
Badminton
Equipment
lines assigned.
is final on all points of fact for
adminton
RacketAn official's decision
Shuttlecock
which that official is responsible.

Badminton Shoes

Badminton Accessory

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Badminton strokes

1. Serve - underhand stoke to start game play

2. Overhand Clear - overhand stroke driving the birdie high
and deep into the opponent's court
3. Underhand Clear - underhand stroke driving the birdie high
and deep into the opponent's court
4. Drop - a short shot in which just clears the net, and falls
close to the net in the opponent's court.
5. Smash - an overhead stroke in which the birdie travels at a
downward angle
(spike).
adminton
Strategies
ed Doubles Badminton Strategies
In mixed doubles, the women usually play in the front of the court, and her
partner takes the shots that get past her. The man should try to hit downward
shots or horizontal shots, while the woman should play net kills and tight net
shots.
Both players should be in a good position to push the shuttle low over the net
to the mid court area, just past the front player's area but in front of the back
player.
The woman should always assume a front position in an attacking formation
(Front-Back) unless forced to move to the back. When defending, the
defensive formation (Side-Side) is used. Apply flick serve frequently to the
woman receiver forcing her to the back court.