Badminton

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Badminton Notes

History on Badminton
The roots of badminton can be traced to ancient Greece and Egypt where a badminton-like game called battledore and shuttlecock was played. Two players would hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth using small rackets.
During the 18th Century, the game was named “Poona” and played in India.
In the 1860s, it became popular among British Army officers who were stationed in India. They brought it back to England and the game’s popularity skyrocketed in 1873 after it was played in a party thrown by the Duke of Beaufort at his estate called “Badminton” located in Gloucestershire.
In 1972, badminton appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstrative sport and as an exhibition sport in 1988. In 1992, the game became a full-medal Olympic sport.

Rules
Badminton is typically played indoors to prevent the wind from altering the course of the shuttlecock.
A match can be played by one person on each side (singles) or two people on each team (doubles)
The court is shaped as a rectangle and is 44 feet long by 17 feet wide for singles. For doubles, it is 20 feet wide.
The net is 5 feet and stretches across the width of the court
The main concept of the game is to hit the shuttlecock back and forth without it touching the ground within the court’s boundaries.
A match consists of the best of three games.
A game is played to 21 points with the winner having at least a 2-point advantage and if that is never reached, the team that scores 30 points wins.
Serves must be hit diagonally over the net across the court to be considered legal.
Serves must be hit underarm and below the waist. The racquet shaft should point downwards.