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1992. Badminton was admitted as a full medal sport at the games of the XXVth Olympiad in Barcelona 1992.
All of these (Shuttlecock, Poona, Battledore). The game as we know it today took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, England home of the Duke of Beaufort.
| Badminton is the world's fastest racket sport. The shuttle has been known to fly at speeds as much as what? | Badminton Rules 2005
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180 miles per hour. That's faster than the fastest tennis serve, and occurs regularly during rallies at the top level. I kid you not. Not much fun if you get one in the face.
the left wing of a goose. They are made from the left wing of a goose. Four geese provide four feathers each to make up the 16 feathers on a shuttle.
| When scoring, the opposing sides usually play the best of 3 games. How many points are needed by one side to win in Doubles or Men's singles? | Badminton Rules 2005
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15 points. Womens singles only go to 11 points.
International Badminton Federation.
| In doubles, if the first serve is lost, does the second person gets to serve considering that it is the very first serve of the game? | Badminton Rules
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no . If the couple looses the serve, then the other couple gets their {turn;} however, the rule only works for the very first serve. During the rest of the game, each couple gets the second serve once the first serve is lost.
| In doubles, when do the players of one team change their places? | Badminton Rules
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| In singles, during a match, do the players get an opportunity to play on their opponent's side, while the opponent would play on their side of the net? | Badminton Rules
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yes . In the end of a game, the opponents move to the opposite court.
| Is it legal for the players to touch the net with a racquet? | Badminton Rules
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No . It is illegal to touch the net with a racquet.
Wong Choong Hann. Wong Choon Hann from Malaysia lost the match 6/15 15/13 6/15. Some people think he lost because he was too nervous.
Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen. Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen beat Dong Jiong 15/12 15/10. Four years later Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen played his last international match at the 2000 Olympics.
He never won. Morten Frost never won a world championship. He lost two finals in 1985 and 1987, both in three sets.
Kim Dong Moon. He won men's doubles and mixed doubles. At the 2003 world championship, he was honoured with the "best player of the year" award.
Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen. They beat Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah in two sets 15/12 15/10. Jonas Rasmussen and Lars Paaske had won the world championship earlier that year.
Gosen. Most players play with Yonex, but some players from Malaysia play with Gosen.
Peter Rasmussen. Peter Rasmussen also won the 1997 world championships as he beat Kenneth Jonassen.
Pi hongyan. PI played in the Danish Club Greve, but entered international tournaments for France.
Xie Xingfang. She has just won Copenhagen Masters in Denmark beating Camilla Martin.
| Who is the defending Olympic champion in men's singles, who will defend his championship in Athens 2004? | Great Badminton Players
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Ji Xinpeng. Ji beat Hendrawan 15/4, 15/13.
Long and narrow. Service lines for singles games are always long and narrow. However, in doubles and mixed, they are short and wide and move back to long and wide after the serve.
Anywhere below your waist. Regular serves must be made from the waist or down. If it is served any higher, you risk losing the serve.
| Let's say you are playing another person in a singles match. He sets you up, and you start to smash from mid-court. The shuttle goes through his court, bounces off him, and lands outside the boundaries. Is the play called in or out? | Badminton Rules and Regulations
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In. Hitting the shuttle with your body is just like hitting it with the racket (save the distance). If he tries to return it, you can just let it drop and get a point, since double hits aren't allowed.
| Suppose you are playing on an indoor court, just rallying with a partner. You get the shuttle popped up to you high in the air. When you go to return it, it soars high, hits the roof, and lands on your partners side. In a real badminton game, would this play be legal? | Badminton Rules and Regulations
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No. Making the shuttle hit the roof is just like hitting it outside the boundaries. The play would be called out.
| You are playing a game of doubles with another team. You started off the game serving. Let's say that the score is at 8-5, in favor of you. From your field of vision, where on the court will you serve from and to? | Badminton Rules and Regulations
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Serve from your right court across to the left. The person that serves first always serves from specific sides. In this case, his "even" side (where he serves when the score for them is even) is on the right where his "odd" side (where he serves when the score is odd) is on the left. For their partner it is the exact opposite. Also, you must always serve across to the other side of the court (right to left, left to right).
| You are playing another game of singles. Your opponent recovers a smash by popping it up high in the air, but close to the net. As you go to smash it down his throat, your racket accidentally hits the net. What play is called? | Badminton Rules and Regulations
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The play is stopped. Pretty straight forward - you are not allowed to hit the net. If you do, the play will be stopped and your opponent will either gain a point (if it is his serve) or you will lose the serve (if it is your serve).
| You are set up for a nice smash opportunity. As you put all your energy into it, you watch as it flies down across your opponents court. The shuttle looks like it has gone out, but a fraction of the head has touched the line. Afterwards, the shuttle bounces completely clear of the court. Is this considered in or out? | Badminton Rules and Regulations
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In. The boundary lines don't end until the edge of the line stops. If any part of the shuttle touches the line, it will be called "in".
| You are playing yet another game of singles. Your opponent smashes, and you return the shuttle with a drop shot. Your opponent returns the shuttle by popping it high up beside the net. As you go for the greatest smash of all-time, your racket goes over the net a bit into your opponents court. What is the common name for this foul? | Badminton Rules and Regulations
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Reach. Reaching isn't allowed because it would never let the opponent return the shuttle.
Mixed Match . Combining guys and girls creates a mixed pair. The same is true with badminton, as a guy and girl partnered together are considered a mixed team.
The play continues as it normally would. A player falling down is a misjudge of balance, which is a part of being a good badminton player.
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