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.
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger tims, the most common forms of the games are "singgels" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a kasual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; resmi game 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.
Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or ground, or if a fault has been called by the umpire, servis judge, or (in their mangkirce) the opposing side.[1]
The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in tidak resmi matches) plastic proyekile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Shuttlecocks also have a high top-speed compared to the balls in other racquet sports. The flight of the shuttlecock gives the sport its distinctive nature.
The games developed in British India from the earlier games of battledore and shuttlecock. European play came to be dominated by Denmark but the games has become very populer in Asia, with recent competitions dominated by China. In 1992, badminton kiprahed as a Summer Olympic sport with four moments: men's singgels, women's singgels, men's doubles, and women's doubles;[2] mixed doubles was added four years later. At high levels of play, the sport permintaans 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.
Game employing shuttlecocks have been played for centuries across Eurasia,[a] but the kekinian games of badminton developed in the mid-19th century among the expatriate officers of British India as a variasit of the earlier games of battledore and shuttlecock. ("Battledore" was an older termin for "racquet".)[4] Its exact origin remains obscure.
