Badminton is a racquet sport played with a shuttlecock between two opposing players or pairs divided by a net. It originated in India in the 18th century and was introduced to England by British army officers. Major badminton powers include China, Indonesia, South Korea, and Malaysia. The international governing body is the Badminton World Federation formed in 1934. A game is played on a court with specific dimensions between singles or doubles lines and uses a racquet to hit the feathered shuttlecock over a net. Key terminology includes match, singles, doubles, serving side, receiving side, rally, stroke, and scoring terms like service over, let, love, all, and deuce.

2. Content
• History
• Facilities and Equipment
• Terminologies

3. BADMINTON
A racquet sport played by either two
opposing players (singles) or two
opposing pairs (doubles), who take
positions on opposite halves of a court
that is divided by a net.

4. History
Badminton was called "Poona" in India during the 18th century, and British
Army officers assigned there took an energetic Indian type back to England in
the 1860s, where it was introduced as an upper class amusement.
“POONA” - INDIA
“BATTLEDORE” - ENGLAND
China, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia are among the nations that have
consistently produced world-class players in the past few decades and dominated
competitions on the international level, with China domination in recent years

5. BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION / BWF
(International Badminton Federation)
- world governing body of the sport, was formed in 1934.
- The BWF’s first world championships were held in 1977.
PHILIPPINE BADMINTON ASSOCIATION
- the national governing body for badminton in the Philippines. The
country joined International Badminton Federation in 1950 but it was
not until 1952 the country organized its association.
OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS

6. FACILITIES
AND EQUIPMENT

7. A shuttlecock (also called a bird or birdie) is a high-drag projectile
used in the sport of badminton.
It has an open conical shape formed by feathers (or a synthetic
alternative) embedded into a rounded cork (or rubber) base.
The shuttle shall be made of natural and / or synthetic
materials.
- The tips of the feathers shall lie on a circle with a diameter from
58 mm to 68 mm.
- The feathers shall be fastened firmly with thread or other
suitable material.
-The base shall be 25 mm to 28 mm in diameter and rounded on
the bottom. The shuttle shall weight from 4.74 to 5.50 grams.
- Feather shuttlecocks are made with bird feathers. On the other
hand, synthetic shuttlecocks consist of plastic or nylon material.
SHUTTLECOCK / BERDIE

8. RACKET
A racket or racquet is a sports implement consisting of
a handled frame with an open hoop across which a
network of strings or catgut is stretched tightly. It is
used for striking a ball or shuttlecock in games such as
squash, tennis, racquetball, and badminton.
The RACKET shall be a frame not exceeding 680 mm in
overall length and 230 mm in overall width consisting
of the handle is the part of the racket intended to be
gripped by a player.
The stringing pattern shall be generally uniform and,
and shall not exceed 280 mm in overall length and 220
mm in overall width.

9. POSTS
The posts are 1.55m high from the surface of the court and remain vertical when the net is
strained.
The posts are placed on the double side lines irrespective of whether singles or doubles is played.
The posts or supports must not extend into the court beyond the side lines.
NET
The net is 760mm in depth and a minimum of 6.1m wide.
The top of the net from the surface of the court is 1.524m at the center of the court and 1.55m over
the side lines for doubles.
There must be no gaps between the ends of the net and the posts. If necessary, the full depth of the
net at the ends is tied to the posts.

11. PLAYING COURT
The badminton court is 13.4m long and 6.1m wide. For singles
the court is marked 5.18m wide.
The lines marking out the court are easily distinguishable and
colored white or yellow. The lines are 40mm wide.
A court may be marked out for singles only. The back boundary
lines also become the long service lines and the posts or the
strips of material representing them are placed on the side lines.
The diagonal full length of the full court is 14.366m.

13. TERMINOLOGIES
Player - Any person playing Badminton.
Match - The basic contest in Badminton between opposing sides each of one
or two players.
Singles - A match where there is one player on each of the opposing sides.
Doubles - A match where there are two players on each of the opposing
sides.
Serving side - The side having the right to serve.
Receiving side - The side opposing the serving side.
Rally - A sequence of one or more strokes starting with the service, until the
shuttle ceases to be in play.
Stroke - A movement of the player’s racket with an intention to hit the
shuttle.

14. TERMINOLOGIES
• SERVICE OVER
- If you made a serve and lost the rally, it will be called SERVICE OVER.
• LET
Lets are given when the receiver is not ready but the server has already
perform the serve.
When a ‘let’ is given, no points will be offered to both parties for that
particular rally.
The umpire calls for the rally to be replayed when a ‘let’ is given.
• LOVE - In badminton, 0 points is called “love”.
• ALL - If both sides’ scores are level, we say ALL behind the
points. For example, if the score is 2 – 2, we say 2 ALL. The
score of the winner of the last rally should always be mentioned
first.
• DEUCE - If the score reaches 20-20, the game will be “deuce”. This
means that either one side must lead by 2 points to win the game.

15. Sources:
BWF Laws of Badminton
Doris D Tulio, “Basic Physical Education For College 3”
https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au