BADMINTON
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court.
The game developed in British India from the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock. European play came to be dominated by Denmark but the game has become very popular in Asia, with recent competitions dominated by China. Since 1992, badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport with four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles,[2] with mixed doubles added four years later. At high levels of play, the sport demands excellent fitness: players require aerobic stamina, agility, strength, speed, and precision. It is also a technical sport, requiring good motor coordination and the development of sophisticated racquet movements.[3]
- A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21 points.
- Every time there is a serve – there is a point scored. The side winning a rally adds a point to its score.
- At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that game.
- At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game.
SOME FACTS
01
Badminton is a LOT more intense than tennis
02
The Asian domination of the sport
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Badminton is the 2nd most popular sport in the world
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A badminton match once lasted just 6 minutes
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A shuttle is made from the left wing of a goose
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The strings of badminton racquets are made from the stomach linings of cats
SATATISTICS
| Team | Tournament | Goals | Shots PG | Discipline | Possession% | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. PUSARLA V. Sindhu | Premier league | 99 | 18.8 | 42 1 | 68.2 | 89.7 | 7.12 |
| 2. Se Young AN | premier league | 94 | 19.2 | 50 1 | 63.1 | 84.9 | 7.05 |
| 3. HE Bingjiao | Bundesliga | 97 | 19.8 | 36 2 | 64.8 | 86.0 | 6.98 |
| 4. CHEN Yufei | primier league | 76 | 15.6 | 63 1 | 62.2 | 87.1 | 6.92 |
| 5. LEE Zii Jia | Lalija | 80 | 17.3 | 76 0 | 60.1 | 89.0 | 6.90 |
Best players
Lin Dan
Lin Dan is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time World champion, as well as a six-time All England champion. Wikipedia
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Lee Chong Wei
Datuk Lee Chong Wei DB, DCSM, PJN, DSPN, AMN, JP, PhD is a Malaysian former badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. Wikipedia
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Viktor Axelseni
Viktor Axelsen is a Danish badminton player. He is the 2017 World champion and the 2020 Olympic champion. He won the 2010 World Junior Championships, beating South Korea's Kang Ji-wook in the final to become the first ever European player to hold the title. Wikipedia
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Chen Long
Chen Long, is a Chinese professional badminton player. He is the 2016 Olympic champion, two-time World champion, and an Asian champion. Chen was a former World number 1, occupying the top men's singles ranking for 76 consecutive weeks from December 2014 to June 2016. Wikipedia
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Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian retired badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in the men's singles. Hidayat has won the Indonesia Open six times. Wikipedia
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Rudy Hartono
Rudy Hartono Kurniawan is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player holding the record of winning the men's singles title at the prestigious All-England Championship eight times, seven times consecutively from 1968 to 1974. He won the World Championship in 1980 on his only attempt at this title. Wikipedia
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- Canada
- Denmark
- France
- Indonesia
- England