What Badminton Is

Points come from landing the shuttle in the opposing court; keeping it up was the aim of the old pastime.

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Striking the opponent with the shuttle is one of the manual's four ways to score.

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Forcing the opponent to hit into the net wins you the rally and the point.

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Badminton is played with a shuttlecock, usually just called the shuttle.

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Badminton is a volleying game: the rally ends when the shuttle touches the floor.

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The manual describes badminton as a net game and a volleying game.

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Rallies begin with a serve hit underarm.

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A rally starts with the serve and ends when the shuttle hits the floor or someone makes a fault.

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Strokes make a rally, rallies make a game, games make a match.

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A shuttle landing in the opponent's court wins the rally for the player who hit it.

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Singles is one player against one.

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Doubles is two players against two.

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Doubles rallies use the full width; singles stays inside the inner side lines.

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Doubles serves go into a shorter, wider box; singles into a long, narrow one.

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After the serve, doubles rallies use the whole court area.

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Of the five events, the mixed one puts a man and a woman together.

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After the return of serve, either partner may hit, the sides alternating.

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A diagonal serve into the short, wide box, then the full court.

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In singles the two players hit in turn.

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Two players on each side of the net make a doubles match.

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Men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles.

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Mixed doubles is one man and one woman per side.

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There is no mixed singles; the five are MS, WS, MD, WD and XD.

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MS is men's singles.

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XD is the usual short form for mixed doubles.

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Gold, silver and bronze in each of the five events: 15 medals.

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A mixed doubles pair is two players.

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The usual order of events on a draw: MS, WS, MD, WD, XD.

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Two players in singles, four in doubles, eight on two doubles courts.

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With both sexes in each pair, the event is mixed doubles.

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A rally runs from the service until the shuttle stops being in play.

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Every rally won scores one point.

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Under rally-point scoring the winner of every rally scores, server or not.

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The side winning the rally serves next.

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Hitting the shuttle out loses the rally.

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A shot the opponent cannot return is called a winner.

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Players and commentators call such mistakes errors.

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Serve, rally, the shuttle lands, the point.

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Letting a long shuttle land out wins you the rally.

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A shot landing outside the court loses the rally for the player who hit it.

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From 4 January 2027 a game is played to 15 points.

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A match is the best of three games.

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Two games win a best-of-three match.

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From 14-all the side that first goes two points clear wins, up to the cap.

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20オールでは、21点目を取ったサイドがゲームに勝ちます。

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The side that wins a game serves first in the next one.

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Once one side has two games, there is nothing left to decide.

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The game reaches 14-all, then a side goes two clear.

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The winner needs two of the three games, here the first and the third.

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The winner of a game serves first in the next.

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Competition badminton is played indoors, away from wind.

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A shuttle weighs about five grams, so moving air changes its flight.

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Major events lay synthetic court mats on the hall floor.

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A dark background helps players pick up the shuttle against it.

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Lights are placed so players looking up for the shuttle are not dazzled.

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Sports halls often hold many badminton courts at once.

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Garden badminton is recreation; competition is indoors.

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From the back garden to a championship arena.

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The court goes down first, then the net, then the checks.

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Daylight can dazzle players and moving air can push the light shuttle off course.

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Beginners can rally early without much technique.

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The manual notes shuttles struck at over 300 km/h at elite level.

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It is described as a safe, low-impact sport.

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Badminton can be played by all ages and at all levels.

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The top level needs extreme fitness and very fast reactions.

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Stamina, agility, strength, power and speed are listed.

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It calls tactics and deception very important.

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From recreation to the very top.

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Net shots are gentle; smashes are the fastest strokes.

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Jumping smashes belong to fast, demanding play.

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Most world and Olympic titles have gone to Asian players.

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Denmark is Europe's leading badminton nation.

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Indonesia has won Olympic golds since 1992.

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Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Pan America.

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Badminton Europe is one of the five confederations.

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Each confederation stands for one of the five Olympic rings.

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The BWF is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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The manual lists them in alphabetical order.

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Clubs feed national associations, which enter players in ranked events.

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The biggest badminton crowds are in Asian countries.

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Badminton became a medal sport in 1992.

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Mixed doubles joined at Atlanta 1996.

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Para badminton debuted at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

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Players from each region compete at the Games.

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Spain's Carolina Marin won the women's singles in 2016.

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Gold, silver and bronze in each event.

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The Badminton World Federation is the IOC-recognised governing body.

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1992, 1996, then Tokyo 2020.

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1992, 1996, 2000, 2004.

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There are five events, each with its medal ceremony.

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It is described as equally accessible to boys and girls, men and women.

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Court sizes are adapted to the para badminton class.

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The Para-Badminton World Federation merged with the BWF in 2011.

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The BWF uses the message 'one sport, one team'.

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Para badminton has wheelchair and standing classes.

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It gives an excellent aerobic workout.

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It talks of skills that let people play badminton for life.

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Badminton runs from school to veterans' events.

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2011, Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021), then Paris 2024.

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Badminton played from a wheelchair is part of para badminton.

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