55-465: (Redirected from Welsh International Badminton Championships ) The Welsh International is an international badminton championship held in Wales since 1928 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during World War II and until 1956, between 1960 and 1966, and in 1971. It is organised by Welsh Badminton Cymru ,
110-415: A round-the-head forehand overhead (a forehand "on the backhand side") rather than attempt a backhand overhead. Playing a backhand overhead has two main disadvantages. First, the player must turn their back to their opponents, restricting their view of them and the court. Second, backhand overheads cannot be hit with as much power as forehands: the hitting action is limited by the shoulder joint, which permits
165-563: A London toy dealer named Isaac Spratt published a booklet entitled Badminton Battledore – A New Game , but no copy is known to have survived. An 1863 article in The Cornhill Magazine describes badminton as "battledore and shuttlecock played with sides, across a string suspended some five feet from the ground". The game originally developed in India among the British expatriates, where it
220-404: A badminton serve the whole shuttle must be below 1.15 metres from the surface of the court at the instant of being hit by the server's racket, the shuttlecock is not allowed to bounce and in badminton, the players stand inside their service courts, unlike tennis. When the serving side loses a rally, the server immediately passes to their opponent(s) (this differs from the old system where sometimes
275-445: A direction parallel to the sidelines. 4.4.2 : A shuttlecock of the correct speed will land not less than 530 mm and not more than 990 mm short of the other back boundary line. Badminton shoes are lightweight with soles of rubber or similar high-grip, non-marking materials. Compared to running shoes, badminton shoes have little lateral support . High levels of lateral support are useful for activities where lateral motion
330-415: A full-length, high clear is difficult. When the shuttlecock is well below net height , players have no choice but to hit upwards. Lifts , where the shuttlecock is hit upwards to the back of the opponents' court, can be played from all parts of the court. If a player does not lift, their only remaining option is to push the shuttlecock softly back to the net: in the forecourt, this is called a net shot ; in
385-585: A let. If the receiver is not ready when the service is delivered, a let shall be called; yet, if the receiver attempts to return the shuttlecock, the receiver shall be judged to have been ready. Badminton rules restrict the design and size of racquets and shuttlecocks. Badminton racquets are lightweight, with top quality racquets weighing between 70 and 95 grams (2.5 and 3.4 ounces) not including grip or strings. They are composed of many different materials ranging from carbon fibre composite ( graphite reinforced plastic ) to solid steel, which may be augmented by
440-421: A much greater range of movement for a forehand overhead than for a backhand. The backhand clear is considered by most players and coaches to be the most difficult basic stroke in the game, since the precise technique is needed in order to muster enough power for the shuttlecock to travel the full length of the court. For the same reason, backhand smashes tend to be weak. The choice of stroke depends on how near
495-420: A plastic skirt. According to Kathmandu Post the feathers used to make shuttlecocks are plucked from living birds, which causes pain to the birds. Badminton rules also provide for testing a shuttlecock for the correct speed: 4.4.1 : To test a shuttlecock, hit a full underhand stroke that makes contact with the shuttlecock over the back boundary line. The shuttlecock shall be hit at an upward angle and in
550-417: A player to find a good string tension is to experiment. The choice of grip allows a player to increase the thickness of their racquet handle and choose a comfortable surface to hold. A player may build up the handle with one or several grips before applying the final layer. Players may choose between a variety of grip materials. The most common choices are PU synthetic grips or towelling grips. Grip choice
605-424: A short service line at a distance of 1.98 metres (6 feet 6 inches) from the net, and by the outer side and back boundaries. In doubles, the service court is also marked by a long service line, which is 0.76 metres (2 feet 6 inches) from the back boundary. The net is 1.55 metres (5 feet 1 inch) high at the edges and 1.524 metres (5.00 feet) high in the centre. The net posts are placed over
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#1733086248124660-447: A third game, they change ends both at the start of the game and when the leading player's or pair's score reaches 11 points. If a let is called, the rally is stopped and replayed with no change to the score. Lets may occur because of some unexpected disturbance such as a shuttlecock landing on a court (having been hit there by players playing in adjacent court) or in small halls the shuttle may touch an overhead rail which can be classed as
715-590: A variety of materials. Carbon fibre has an excellent strength to weight ratio, is stiff, and gives excellent kinetic energy transfer. Before the adoption of carbon fibre composite, racquets were made of light metals such as aluminium. Earlier still, racquets were made of wood. Cheap racquets are still often made of metals such as steel, but wooden racquets are no longer manufactured for the ordinary market, because of their excessive mass and cost. Nowadays, nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and fullerenes are added to racquets giving them greater durability. There
770-404: A very thin sole, lower a person's centre of gravity, and therefore result in fewer injuries. The Badminton World Federation and Octagon developed a rule that women badminton players must wear dresses or skirts "to ensure attractive presentation", but although it was included in the official rulebook in 2011, it was dropped before it was supposed to go into effect in 2012. Badminton offers
825-421: A wide variety of basic strokes, and players require a high level of skill to perform all of them effectively. All strokes can be played either forehand or backhand . A player's forehand side is the same side as their playing hand: for a right-handed player, the forehand side is their right side and the backhand side is their left side. Forehand strokes are hit with the front of the hand leading (like hitting with
880-415: 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
935-402: Is a matter of personal preference. Players often find that sweat becomes a problem; in this case, a drying agent may be applied to the grip or hands, sweatbands may be used, the player may choose another grip material or change their grip more frequently. There are two main types of grip: replacement grips and overgrips . Replacement grips are thicker and are often used to increase the size of
990-404: Is a tie at 29–29, in which the game goes to a golden point of 30. Whoever scores this point wins the game. At the start of a match, the shuttlecock is cast and the side towards which the shuttlecock is pointing serves first. Alternatively, a coin may be tossed, with the winners choosing whether to serve or receive first, or choosing which end of the court to occupy first, and their opponents making
1045-477: Is a wide variety of racquet designs, although the laws limit the racquet size and shape. Different racquets have playing characteristics that appeal to different players. The traditional oval head shape is still available, but an isometric head shape is increasingly common in new racquets. Badminton strings for racquets are thin, high-performing strings with thicknesses ranging from about 0.62 to 0.73 mm. Thicker strings are more durable, but many players prefer
1100-420: Is actually 0.7mm but Yonex BG-66 is about 0.72mm. It is often argued that high string tensions improve control, whereas low string tensions increase power. The arguments for this generally rely on crude mechanical reasoning, such as claiming that a lower tension string bed is more bouncy and therefore provides more power. This is, in fact, incorrect, for a higher string tension can cause the shuttle to slide off
1155-496: Is undesirable and unexpected. Badminton, however, requires powerful lateral movements. A highly built-up lateral support will not be able to protect the foot in badminton; instead, it will encourage catastrophic collapse at the point where the shoe's support fails, and the player's ankles are not ready for the sudden loading, which can cause sprains. For this reason, players should choose badminton shoes rather than general trainers or running shoes, because proper badminton shoes will have
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#17330862481241210-422: Is why it is best to drop the shuttlecock just over the net in this situation. In the midcourt , a high shuttlecock will usually be met with a powerful smash , also hitting downwards and hoping for an outright winner or a weak reply. Athletic jump smashes , where players jump upwards for a steeper smash angle, are a common and spectacular element of elite men's doubles play. In the rearcourt , players strive to hit
1265-602: The Badminton World Federation . India joined as an affiliate in 1936. The BWF now governs international badminton. Although initiated in England, competitive men's badminton has traditionally been dominated in Europe by Denmark. Worldwide, Asian nations have become dominant in international competition. China , Denmark , Indonesia , Malaysia , India , South Korea , Taiwan (playing as ' Chinese Taipei ') and Japan are
1320-523: The United States . The following information is a simplified summary of badminton rules based on the BWF Statutes publication, Laws of Badminton . The court is rectangular and divided into halves by a net. Courts are usually marked for both singles and doubles play, although badminton rules permit a court to be marked for singles only. The doubles court is wider than the singles court, but both are of
1375-20876: The governing body for badminton in Wales . Past winners [ edit ] Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref 1927 [REDACTED] Alan Titherley [REDACTED] R. Finch [REDACTED] J. D. M. McCallum [REDACTED] Alan Titherley [REDACTED] Thompson-Smith [REDACTED] Reid [REDACTED] F. L. Treasure [REDACTED] Meredith 1928 [REDACTED] Thomas P. Dick [REDACTED] Margaret Tragett [REDACTED] F. L. Treasure [REDACTED] F. B. Malthouse [REDACTED] Marian Horsley [REDACTED] L. W. Myers [REDACTED] Thomas P. Dick [REDACTED] Hazel Hogarth 1929 [REDACTED] Donald Hume [REDACTED] Dorothy Colpoys [REDACTED] Donald Hume [REDACTED] Ralph Nichols 1930 [REDACTED] Thomas P. Dick [REDACTED] Thomas P. Dick [REDACTED] W. Basil Jones 1931 [REDACTED] Willoughby Hamilton [REDACTED] Thelma Kingsbury [REDACTED] Arthur Hamilton [REDACTED] Willoughby Hamilton [REDACTED] Hazel Hogarth [REDACTED] Thelma Kingsbury [REDACTED] Ralph Nichols [REDACTED] Nora Coop 1932 [REDACTED] Alice Woodroffe [REDACTED] Donald Hume [REDACTED] Raymond M. White [REDACTED] L. W. Myers [REDACTED] Alice Woodroffe [REDACTED] Thomas P. Dick [REDACTED] Hazel Hogarth 1933 [REDACTED] Betty Uber [REDACTED] Betty Uber [REDACTED] Thelma Kingsbury [REDACTED] Donald Hume [REDACTED] Betty Uber 1934 [REDACTED] Raymond M. White [REDACTED] Thelma Kingsbury [REDACTED] Willoughby Hamilton [REDACTED] Ian Maconachie [REDACTED] B. P. Cook [REDACTED] Betty Uber 1935 [REDACTED] Raymond M. White [REDACTED] Ian Maconachie [REDACTED] Ian Maconachie [REDACTED] Marian Horsley 1936 [REDACTED] Thomas P. Dick [REDACTED] Greta Graham [REDACTED] H. Morland [REDACTED] Kenneth Wilson [REDACTED] Dorothy Graham [REDACTED] Greta Graham [REDACTED] Raymond M. White [REDACTED] Thelma Kingsbury 1937 [REDACTED] Raymond M. White [REDACTED] Daphne Young [REDACTED] Thomas P. Dick [REDACTED] H. E. Baldwin [REDACTED] L. W. Myers [REDACTED] Dorothy Colpoys [REDACTED] Thomas Boyle [REDACTED] Olive Wilson 1938 [REDACTED] Tage Madsen [REDACTED] Betty Uber [REDACTED] Thomas Boyle [REDACTED] James Rankin [REDACTED] Betty Uber [REDACTED] Diana Doveton 1939–1954 no competition 1955 [REDACTED] James P. Doyle [REDACTED] H. B. Mercer [REDACTED] Desmond Lacey [REDACTED] James P. Doyle [REDACTED] H. B. Mercer [REDACTED] R. Smyth [REDACTED] Kenneth Carlisle [REDACTED] R. Smyth 1956 [REDACTED] Oon Chong Teik [REDACTED] Maggie McIntosh [REDACTED] Kenneth Derrick [REDACTED] A. R. V. Dolman [REDACTED] Marjory Russell [REDACTED] Maggie McIntosh [REDACTED] Kenneth Derrick [REDACTED] B. Maxwell 1957 [REDACTED] Oon Chong Jin [REDACTED] Mary O'Sullivan [REDACTED] June Timperley [REDACTED] Patricia Dolan [REDACTED] Oon Chong Jin [REDACTED] June Timperley 1958 [REDACTED] Hugh Findlay [REDACTED] Heather Ward [REDACTED] Tony Jordan [REDACTED] Hugh Findlay [REDACTED] Heather Ward [REDACTED] P. E. Broad [REDACTED] Hugh Findlay [REDACTED] Heather Ward 1959–1965 no competition 1966 [REDACTED] Roger Mills [REDACTED] Mary Thompson [REDACTED] Roger Mills [REDACTED] Robert McCoig [REDACTED] M. Withers [REDACTED] Betty Fisher [REDACTED] Robert McCoig [REDACTED] McCoig 1967 [REDACTED] Julie Charles [REDACTED] Roger Mills [REDACTED] J. G. Pearson [REDACTED] Julie Charles [REDACTED] Angela Dickson [REDACTED] Roger Mills [REDACTED] Julie Charles 1968 [REDACTED] Howard Jennings [REDACTED] Angela Dickson [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] A. Finch [REDACTED] J. Masters [REDACTED] R. Gerrish [REDACTED] Howard Jennings [REDACTED] Angela Dickson 1969 [REDACTED] Howard Jennings [REDACTED] Alan Fisher [REDACTED] Angela Dickson [REDACTED] Betty Fisher 1970 no competition 1971 [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] Betty Fisher [REDACTED] Philip Smith [REDACTED] William Kidd [REDACTED] Angela Dickson [REDACTED] Betty Fisher [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] Kathryn Whiting 1972 [REDACTED] John Gardner [REDACTED] Barbara Beckett [REDACTED] John McCloy [REDACTED] Peter Moore [REDACTED] Anne Forrest [REDACTED] Kathryn Whiting [REDACTED] Clifford McIlwaine [REDACTED] Barbara Beckett 1973 [REDACTED] Michael Wilkes [REDACTED] Michael Wilkes [REDACTED] Alan Connor [REDACTED] Barbara Beckett [REDACTED] Sue Alfieri [REDACTED] Michael Wilkes [REDACTED] Anne Forrest 1974 [REDACTED] Anne Statt [REDACTED] Michael Wilkes [REDACTED] Alan Connor [REDACTED] Anne Statt [REDACTED] Margo Winter [REDACTED] Alan Connor [REDACTED] Margo Winter 1975 [REDACTED] Kevin Jolly [REDACTED] Pauline Davis [REDACTED] Tim Stokes [REDACTED] Kevin Jolly [REDACTED] Angela Dickson [REDACTED] Sue Brimble [REDACTED] Howard Jennings [REDACTED] Angela Dickson 1976 [REDACTED] David Eddy [REDACTED] Paula Kilvington [REDACTED] David Eddy [REDACTED] Eddy Sutton [REDACTED] Anne Statt [REDACTED] Jane Webster [REDACTED] David Eddy [REDACTED] Barbara Giles 1977 [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] Gillian Gilks [REDACTED] Barbara Sutton [REDACTED] Marjan Ridder [REDACTED] Elliot Stuart [REDACTED] Gillian Gilks 1978 [REDACTED] Kevin Jolly [REDACTED] Nora Perry [REDACTED] Ray Stevens [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] Barbara Sutton [REDACTED] Nora Perry [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] Nora Perry 1979 [REDACTED] Thomas Kihlström [REDACTED] Jane Webster [REDACTED] Thomas Kihlström [REDACTED] Bengt Fröman [REDACTED] Jane Webster [REDACTED] Karen Puttick [REDACTED] Billy Gilliland [REDACTED] Karen Puttick 1980 [REDACTED] Ray Stevens [REDACTED] Gillian Gilks [REDACTED] Ray Stevens [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] Gillian Gilks [REDACTED] Paula Kilvington [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] Nora Perry 1981 [REDACTED] Steve Baddeley [REDACTED] Karen Bridge [REDACTED] David Eddy [REDACTED] Eddy Sutton [REDACTED] Karen Chapman [REDACTED] Sally Podger [REDACTED] Billy Gilliland [REDACTED] Karen Chapman 1982 [REDACTED] Steve Butler [REDACTED] Sally Podger [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] Dipak Tailor [REDACTED] Nora Perry [REDACTED] Jane Webster [REDACTED] Dipak Tailor [REDACTED] Nora Perry 1983 [REDACTED] Karen Beckman [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] Martin Dew [REDACTED] Helen Troke [REDACTED] Karen Chapman [REDACTED] Mike Tredgett [REDACTED] Karen Chapman 1984 [REDACTED] Morten Frost [REDACTED] Charlotte Hattens [REDACTED] Billy Gilliland [REDACTED] Dan Travers [REDACTED] Gillian Gilks [REDACTED] Helen Troke [REDACTED] Martin Dew [REDACTED] Gillian Gilks 1985 [REDACTED] Darren Hall [REDACTED] Fiona Elliott [REDACTED] Martin Dew [REDACTED] Dipak Tailor [REDACTED] Karen Beckman [REDACTED] Sara Halsall [REDACTED] Jesper Knudsen [REDACTED] Nettie Nielsen 1986 [REDACTED] Martin Dew [REDACTED] Darren Hall [REDACTED] Martin Dew [REDACTED] Gillian Gilks 1987 [REDACTED] Vimal Kumar [REDACTED] Lee Jung-mi [REDACTED] Richard Outterside [REDACTED] Mike Brown [REDACTED] Fiona Elliott [REDACTED] Sara Halsall 1988 [REDACTED] Darren Hall [REDACTED] Bang Soo-hyun [REDACTED] Nick Ponting [REDACTED] Dave Wright [REDACTED] Karen Beckman [REDACTED] Sara Sankey [REDACTED] Mike Brown [REDACTED] Jillian Wallwork 1989 [REDACTED] Mathew Smith [REDACTED] Joanne Muggeridge [REDACTED] Karen Chapman [REDACTED] Sara Sankey [REDACTED] Dave Wright [REDACTED] Claire Palmer 1990 [REDACTED] Vimal Kumar [REDACTED] Denyse Julien [REDACTED] Cheryl Johnson [REDACTED] Julie Bradbury [REDACTED] Nick Ponting [REDACTED] Joanne Wright 1991 [REDACTED] Wei Yan [REDACTED] Fiona Smith [REDACTED] Michael Adams [REDACTED] Chris Rees [REDACTED] Denyse Julien [REDACTED] Doris Piché [REDACTED] Andy 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Christophersen [REDACTED] Yvonne Li [REDACTED] Rasmus Kjær [REDACTED] Frederik Søgaard [REDACTED] Jesper Toft [REDACTED] Clara Graversen 2023 [REDACTED] Joakim Oldorff [REDACTED] Rosy Oktavia Pancasari [REDACTED] Christopher Grimley [REDACTED] Matthew Grimley [REDACTED] Gabriela Stoeva [REDACTED] Stefani Stoeva [REDACTED] Jan Colin Völker [REDACTED] Stine Küspert 2024 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 25 to 28 November,
1430-428: The attack, rather than choosing to lift the shuttlecock and defend against smashes. After a successful drive or push, the opponents will often be forced to lift the shuttlecock. Balls may be spun to alter their bounce (for example, topspin and backspin in tennis) or trajectory, and players may slice the ball (strike it with an angled racquet face) to produce such spin. The shuttlecock is not allowed to bounce, but slicing
1485-528: 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, and in certain languages the sport is named by reference to this feature (e.g., German Federball , literally feather-ball). The game developed in British India from
1540-436: The boundary lines, until the server strikes the shuttlecock. The other two players may stand wherever they wish, so long as they do not block the vision of the server or receiver. At the start of the rally, the server and receiver stand in diagonally opposite service courts (see court dimensions ). The server hits the shuttlecock so that it would land in the receiver's service court. This is similar to tennis , except that in
1595-631: The depth of the net was of no consequence, it was preferred that it should reach the ground. The sport was played under the Pune rules until 1887, when J. H. E. Hart of the Bath Badminton Club drew up revised regulations. In 1890, Hart and Bagnel Wild again revised the rules. The Badminton Association of England (BAE) published these rules in 1893 and officially launched the sport at a house called "Dunbar" in Portsmouth on 13 September. The BAE started
1650-513: The doubles sidelines, even when singles is played. The minimum height for the ceiling above the court is not mentioned in the Laws of Badminton. Nonetheless, a badminton court will not be suitable if the ceiling is likely to be hit on a high serve. When the server serves, the shuttlecock must pass over the short service line on the opponents' court or it will count as a fault. The server and receiver must remain within their service courts, without touching
1705-448: 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 . In 1992, badminton debuted as a Summer Olympic sport with four events : men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles; mixed doubles was added four years later. At high levels of play,
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1760-462: The feel of thinner strings. String tension is normally in the range of 80 to 160 N (18 to 36 lbf ). Recreational players generally string at lower tensions than professionals, typically between 80 and 110 N (18 and 25 lbf). Professionals string between about 110 and 160 N (25 and 36 lbf). Some string manufacturers measure the thickness of their strings under tension so they are actually thicker than specified when slack. Ashaway Micropower
1815-668: The first badminton competition, the All England Open Badminton Championships for gentlemen's doubles, ladies' doubles, and mixed doubles, in 1899. Singles competitions were added in 1900 and an England – Ireland championship match appeared in 1904. England, Scotland , Wales , Canada , Denmark , France , Ireland , the Netherlands , and New Zealand were the founding members of the International Badminton Federation in 1934, now known as
1870-503: The handle. Overgrips are thinner (less than 1 mm), and are often used as the final layer. Many players, however, prefer to use replacement grips as the final layer. Towelling grips are always replacement grips. Replacement grips have an adhesive backing, whereas overgrips have only a small patch of adhesive at the start of the tape and must be applied under tension; overgrips are more convenient for players who change grips frequently, because they may be removed more rapidly without damaging
1925-445: The midcourt or rear court, it is often called a push or block . When the shuttlecock is near to net height , players can hit drives , which travel flat and rapidly over the net into the opponents' rear midcourt and rear court. Pushes may also be hit flatter, placing the shuttlecock into the front midcourt. Drives and pushes may be played from the midcourt or forecourt, and are most often used in doubles: they are an attempt to regain
1980-503: The modern game of badminton developed in the mid-19th century among the expatriate officers of British India as a variant of the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock . ("Battledore" was an older term for "racquet".) Its exact origin remains obscure. The name derives from the Duke of Beaufort 's Badminton House in Gloucestershire , but why or when remains unclear. As early as 1860,
2035-425: The nations which have consistently produced world-class players in the past few decades, with China being the greatest force in men's and women's competition recently. Great Britain , where the rules of the modern game were codified, is not among the top powers in the sport, but has had significant Olympic and World success in doubles play, especially mixed doubles. The game has also become a popular backyard sport in
2090-404: The opponents win the rally and their new score is even, the player in the right service court serves; if odd, the player in the left service court serves. The players' service courts are determined by their positions at the start of the previous rally, not by where they were standing at the end of the rally. A consequence of this system is that each time a side regains the service, the server will be
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2200-466: The palm), whereas backhand strokes are hit with the back of the hand leading (like hitting with the knuckles). Players frequently play certain strokes on the forehand side with a backhand hitting action, and vice versa. In the forecourt and midcourt, most strokes can be played equally effectively on either the forehand or backhand side; but in the rear court, players will attempt to play as many strokes as possible on their forehands, often preferring to play
2255-407: The player who did not serve last time. Each game is played to 21 points, with players scoring a point by winning a rally. This differs from the old system in which players may only win a point on their serve and each game is to 15 points. A match is the best of three games. If the score ties at 20–20, then the game continues until one side gains a two-point lead (such as 24–22), except when there
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2310-411: The racquet and hence make it harder to hit a shot accurately. An alternative view suggests that the optimum tension for power depends on the player: the faster and more accurately a player can swing their racquet, the higher the tension for maximum power. Neither view has been subjected to a rigorous mechanical analysis, nor is there clear evidence in favour of one or the other. The most effective way for
2365-401: The remaining choice. In subsequent games, the winners of the previous game serve first. Matches are best out of three: a player or pair must win two games (of 21 points each) to win the match. For the first rally of any doubles game, the serving pair may decide who serves and the receiving pair may decide who receives. The players change ends at the start of the second game; if the match reaches
2420-400: The same length. The exception, which often causes confusion to newer players, is that the doubles court has a shorter serve-length dimension. The full width of the court is 6.1 metres (20 feet), and in singles this width is reduced to 5.18 metres (17.0 feet). The full length of the court is 13.4 metres (44 feet). The service courts are marked by a centre line dividing the width of the court, by
2475-401: The serve passes to the doubles partner for what is known as a "second serve"). In singles, the server stands in their right service court when their score is even, and in their left service court when their score is odd. In doubles, if the serving side wins a rally, the same player continues to serve, but he/she changes service courts so that she/he serves to a different opponent each time. If
2530-418: The shuttlecock does have applications in badminton. (See Basic strokes for an explanation of technical terms.) Due to the way that its feathers overlap, a shuttlecock also has a slight natural spin about its axis of rotational symmetry. The spin is in a counter-clockwise direction as seen from above when dropping a shuttlecock. This natural spin affects certain strokes: a tumbling net shot is more effective if
2585-401: The shuttlecock is to the net, whether it is above net height, and where an opponent is currently positioned: players have much better attacking options if they can reach the shuttlecock well above net height, especially if it is also close to the net. In the forecourt , a high shuttlecock will be met with a net kill , hitting it steeply downwards and attempting to win the rally immediately. This
2640-403: The shuttlecock while it is still above them, rather than allowing it to drop lower. This overhead hitting allows them to play smashes, clears (hitting the shuttlecock high and to the back of the opponents' court), and drop shots (hitting the shuttlecock softly so that it falls sharply downwards into the opponents' forecourt). If the shuttlecock has dropped lower, then a smash is impossible and
2695-442: The shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the other team'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 , service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side. The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in informal matches) plastic projectile that flies differently from
2750-420: The slicing action is from right to left, rather than from left to right. Ralph Nichols Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols (12 August 1910 – 27 May 2001) was an English male international badminton player. Nichols won 9 All England Open Badminton Championships titles between 1932 and 1939, 5 of them in men's singles, 3 in men's doubles with his older brother Leslie Nichols and 1 in mixed doubles, and
2805-408: 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 involving much greater flexibility in the wrist than some other racquet sports. Games employing shuttlecocks have been played for centuries across Eurasia , but
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#17330862481242860-521: The underlying material. A shuttlecock (often abbreviated to shuttle ; also called a birdie ) is a high-drag projectile , with an open conical shape : the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping feathers embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather or synthetic material. Synthetic shuttles are often used by recreational players to reduce their costs as feathered shuttles break easily. These nylon shuttles may be constructed with either natural cork or synthetic foam base and
2915-2505: Was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales . Performances by nation [ edit ] As of the 2023 edition Rank Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total 1 [REDACTED] England 31 30 44 40.5 42.5 188 2 [REDACTED] Wales 6 4 3 8.5 4 25.5 3 [REDACTED] Ireland 5 6 6 3 4.5 24.5 4 [REDACTED] Russia 1 5 4 5 5 20 5 [REDACTED] Scotland 1 2 4 3 5 15 6 [REDACTED] Denmark 6 2 1 0 2 11 7 [REDACTED] Spain 4 4 0 0 0 8 8 [REDACTED] Netherlands 2 3 0 1.5 1 7.5 9 [REDACTED] France 2 1 1 2 1 7 [REDACTED] Sweden 2 1 2 1 1 7 11 [REDACTED] Malaya [REDACTED] Malaysia 2 1 0 2 1 6 12 [REDACTED] Germany 1 1 1.5 0 2 5.5 13 [REDACTED] Chinese Taipei 1 2 2 0 0 5 [REDACTED] India 3 1 0 0 1 5 15 [REDACTED] Bulgaria 0 1 0 2.5 0 3.5 [REDACTED] Canada 0 2 0.5 1 0 3.5 17 [REDACTED] Australia 1 1 0 1 0 3 [REDACTED] Indonesia 2 0 1 0 0 3 [REDACTED] Poland 0 0 1 0 2 3 [REDACTED] South Korea 0 2 1 0 0 3 21 [REDACTED] Belgium 0 0 0 1 0 1 [REDACTED] Estonia 0 1 0 0 0 1 [REDACTED] Finland 1 0 0 0 0 1 [REDACTED] Sri Lanka 1 0 0 0 0 1 [REDACTED] Switzerland 0 1 0 0 0 1 [REDACTED] United States 0 1 0 0 0 1 Total 72 72 72 72 72 360 References [ edit ] ^ "History" . welshbadminton.net . Badminton Wales. 2009. Archived from
2970-497: Was particularly popular and where the first rules for the game were drawn up in 1873. By 1875, officers returning home had started a badminton club in Folkestone . Initially, the sport was played with sides ranging from 1 to 4 players, but it was quickly established that games between two or four competitors worked the best. The shuttlecocks were coated with India rubber and, in outdoor play, sometimes weighted with lead . Although
3025-466: Was very popular by the 1870s. Ball badminton , a form of the game played with a wool ball instead of a shuttlecock, was being played in Thanjavur as early as the 1850s and was at first played interchangeably with badminton by the British, the woollen ball being preferred in windy or wet weather. Early on, the game was also known as Poona or Poonah after the garrison town of Poona (Pune), where it
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