Badminton History Flashcards
is one of the racket sports requiring players to hit a shuttlecock across a net with a racket inside a badminton court.
Badminton
Badminton is one of the racket sports requiring players to hit a _______________ across a ________ with a ______________ inside a badminton court.
shuttlecock; net; racket
Generally, Badminton comes in 2 forms:
Singles and Doubles
Badminton could be traced back to more than __________years ago to the ancient game with its original name called _____________________________________________
2000 ; battledore and shuttlecock (bat or paddle and bird/birdie).
Battledore and Shuttlecock was just a game involving 2 persons hitting a shuttlecock towards each other as many times as possible before it hit the ground and it used to be an upperclass game in Europe, including England.
1600s
Badminton was invented in a British India version called ____________, British army officers learned the game by around ___________ and they bought it back to England with them.
Poona; 1870
Badminton was named Badminton because the __________________________ introduced this sport at his country estate located in ________________ which is called “_______________________” in _________.
Duke of Beaufort; Gloucestershire; Badminton House; 1873
In ___________, J. H. E. Hart of the Bath Badminton Club standardized the rules.
1887
In 1887, _________________ of the __________________ standardized the rules.
J. H. E. Hart; Bath Badminton Club
the Badminton Association of England published the first set of rules similar to the modern rules that were published in a house called “Dunbar” at Six Waverley Grove, Portsmouth, England.
13 September 1893
13 September 1893, the _______________________published the first set of rules similar to the modern rules that were published in a house called “_____________” at _________________________________
Badminton Association of England; Dunbar; Six Waverley Grove, Portsmouth, England.
By ___________, they started the first badminton competition in the world, “All England Open Badminton Championships”.
1899
By 1899, they started the first badminton competition in the world, “_____________________________”.
All England Open Badminton Championships
By __________, the International Badminton Federation (IBF, now known as the Badminton World Federation) was formed with England, Scotland, Wales, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and the Netherlands as the founding members.
1934
By 1934, the ________________________________________________ was formed with England, Scotland, Wales, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and the Netherlands as the founding members.
International Badminton Federation (IBF, now known as the Badminton World Federation)
By 1934, the International Badminton Federation (IBF, now known as the Badminton World Federation) was formed with ____________________________________________________________________________________________ as the founding members.
England, Scotland, Wales, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, New Zealand, and the Netherlands
By __________, the International Badminton Federation launched the first tournament: Thomas Cup (World Men’s Team Championships).
1948
By 1948, the ________________________________ launched the first tournament: ____________________________________
International Badminton Federation; Thomas Cup (World Men’s Team Championships).
By 1948, the International Badminton Federation launched the first tournament: Thomas Cup (World Men’s Team Championships). Since then, more world-class events have been launched such as:
Uber Club (World Team Championships for Women)
World Championships (BWF World Championships)
Sudirman Cup (Mixed Team Badminton Championship takes place every 2 years)
World Junior Championships (BWF World Junior Championships)
World Grand Prix Finals (BWF World Badminton Grand Prix Finals, only the top 8 players in the year-end world rankings were invited)
By __________, Badminton became a demo sport at the Munich Olympics and became an official Olympic Sport at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. At that time, only singles and doubles were listed.
1972
By 1972, Badminton became a demo sport at the _____________________ and became an official Olympic Sport at the ________________________. At that time, only _____________________ were listed.
Munich Olympics; 1992 Barcelona Olympics; singles and doubles
By ________, Mixed Doubles was included in the Atlanta Olympic Games, until now, Badminton is still the only sport with mixed doubles events in the Olympics
1996;
By 1996, ________________ was included in the ____________________________, until now, Badminton is still the only sport with mixed doubles events in the Olympics
Mixed Doubles; Atlanta Olympic Games
