Badminton · Niveau 6 : Avancé · Sous-niveau 6.4

Speed and Power Records

10 tests · 100 faits · mis à jour le 29 octobre 2026 · markdown

How smash speed is measured, the fastest hits in tests and in competition, the women's record, earlier marks, the shuttle against other sports, reaction time, the longest match, the athlete's power and what records mean.

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Test 1Measuring smash speedFaire un test

Cameras track the shuttle's first metres.
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The speed off the racket is the record figure.
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Drag cuts the speed fast.
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Hawk-Eye has recorded smash speeds.
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In tests the player can wait for the perfect feed.
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Graphics show the initial speed.
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km/h is standard.
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Set, hit, track, calculate.
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It slows all the way.
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High-speed footage gives the speed.
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Test 2The fastest hitFaire un test

The Indian doubles player.
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565 km/h, about 351 mph.
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He plays for India.
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With Chirag Shetty.
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In Soka, Japan, at Yonex's factory gym.
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565 against 493.
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It was a controlled test.
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Rising marks.
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2013, 2017, 2023.
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Records are set in measured tests.
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Test 3The women's recordFaire un test

The Malaysian doubles player.
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438 km/h.
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She plays for Malaysia.
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With Thinaah Muralitharan.
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The first female holder in that category.
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Both on 14 April 2023 in Japan.
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565 minus 438.
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By speed.
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By speed.
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Tan Pearly, 438 km/h.
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Test 4The fastest hit in competitionFaire un test

The Danish doubles player.
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426 km/h in 2017.
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January 2017.
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In Bangalore, India.
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At the 2015 Hong Kong Open.
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Tests allow a perfect feed.
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Danish.
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2015, 2017, 2023.
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By speed.
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Kolding's 426 km/h is the Guinness mark for a hit in competition.
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Test 5Earlier recordsFaire un test

The Malaysian doubles player.
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Malaysian.
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From 2013 to 2023.
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Equipment and athletes improve.
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Graphite composites.
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Power smashing is central to doubles.
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Tan Boon Heong and Satwiksairaj are doubles players.
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2013, 2015, 2023.
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Material history.
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565 km/h, Rankireddy's 2023 test, is the highest.
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Test 6The shuttle against other sportsFaire un test

Smashes far exceed tennis serves off the racket.
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Low mass, high launch speed.
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Drag again.
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The shuttle.
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High drag.
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Shuttle launch speeds are higher.
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565 km/h exceeds F1 top speeds.
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The shuttle tops the list.
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The shuttle slows fastest.
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Smashes are faster off the racket.
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Test 7Reaction timeFaire un test

A fraction of a second.
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Anticipation gains time.
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Fast doubles exchanges.
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Loaded legs move faster.
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Distance buys time.
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Earlier start.
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Close and steep.
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Read, load, move, play.
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Closer means less time.
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Preparation saves time.
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Test 8The longest matchFaire un test

2 hours 41 minutes.
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At the 2016 Badminton Asia Championships.
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A women's doubles semi-final.
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Naoko Fukuman and Kurumi Yonao.
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Greysia Polii and Nitya Krishinda Maheswari.
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24-22 means extra points after 20-20.
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Long defensive rallies.
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As played.
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By length.
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The 2016 Asia Championships semi-final.
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Test 9The athlete's powerFaire un test

Legs drive the jump.
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Explosive bursts and short pauses.
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Anaerobic bursts with aerobic recovery.
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Load management.
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Many qualities combined.
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Fatigue reduces power.
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Agility dominates.
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Legs to racket.
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Endurance first for long rallies.
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The legs power jumps.
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Test 10What records meanFaire un test

Records are true as of a date.
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Conditions differ.
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Sanctioning matters.
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Guinness certifies them.
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Accuracy wins points.
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La technique d'abord.
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Performance records move.
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From most to least controlled.
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Plan, witness, measure, certify.
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Guinness certifies such records.
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Sources

BWF Coaches' Manual Level 1 (2017), BWF regulations and history, Olympedia; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered rules belong to the Rules category (Badminton - Laws of Badminton).

General badminton reference84
BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 98
BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 85
BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 61
BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view)1
BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 111