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Глава 10: Другие формы игры
10 тестов · 100 фактов · обновлено 29 октября 2026 г. · markdown
Crossminton, ball badminton, the Indian rule books of 1873, pickleball's badminton roots, hanetsuki, peteca, kicked shuttlecocks of Asia, Special Olympics badminton, the pioneers Hart and Vidal, and ball badminton today.
10.101Crossminton
Badminton without a net: the speeder, two squares and a Berlin park.
Тест 1CrossmintonПройти тест
He wanted a wind-resistant birdie for outdoor play.
Источник: International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 2023 · знание
The new name took effect on 1 January 2016.
Источник: International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 2023 · знание
It is heavier than a badminton shuttle, so it copes with wind.
Источник: International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 2023 · знание
Each square is 5.5 by 5.5 metres.
Источник: International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 2023 · знание
Fun play uses smaller squares 9 metres apart.
Источник: International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 2023 · знание
The first world championships began the next day.
Источник: International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 2023 · знание
Over 380 players came to Berlin.
Источник: International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 2023 · знание
About 2000, 2003, 2011, 2016.
Источник: International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 2023 · знание
5.5 m, 9 m and 12.8 m.
Источник: International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 2023 · знание
About 2.5 million people play it for fun, mostly in Europe.
Источник: International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 2023 · применение
10.102Ball Badminton
An Indian game with a woollen ball, played since the 1850s.
Тест 1Ball badmintonПройти тест
Tanjore is today's Thanjavur, in Tamil Nadu.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
It weighs 27 to 30 grams.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
Teams of ten take turns in 'fives' tournaments.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
It is about the size of a tennis court.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
That is six feet.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
The same name was used for early shuttle badminton.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
Wind and sun can favour one end.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
1856, early 1870s, 1954.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
About 5 grams, 27 to 30 grams, about 57 grams.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
It comes from Tamil Nadu.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · применение
10.103The Indian Rule Books
Calcutta, Nagpore and Simla rules, all in 1873.
Тест 1The Indian rule booksПройти тест
They came from a pamphlet by Major Henry Twiston Forbes.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
Its preface asked for one set of rules for all India.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
The Simla Rules followed about a week later.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
Today's court is 44 by 20 feet.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
Murree was a hill station like Simla.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
He saw it as a threat to Sunday observance.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
Several rule books appeared in 1873 alone.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
31 May, 11 October, about 18 October 1873.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
30 feet, 44 feet and 24 metres.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
They were published a week after the Calcutta Rules.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · применение
10.104Pickleball's Badminton Roots
A backyard game in 1965 that borrowed a badminton court.
Тест 1Pickleball's badminton rootsПройти тест
It began as a summer backyard game.
Источник: HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball' · знание
His friends Bill Bell and Barney McCallum joined in.
Источник: HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball' · знание
They used a perforated plastic ball.
Источник: HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball' · знание
That is close to a tennis net's height.
Источник: HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball' · знание
Both are 20 by 44 feet.
Источник: HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball' · знание
That is why badminton courts are easy to convert.
Источник: HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball' · знание
It lies near Seattle.
Источник: HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball' · знание
The game grew from improvised play.
Источник: HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball' · знание
44, 78 and about 94 feet.
Источник: HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball' · знание
It was first played in 1965.
Источник: HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball' · применение
10.105Hanetsuki
Japan's New Year game with painted paddles and ink for the loser.
Тест 1HanetsukiПройти тест
It is a game without a net.
Источник: Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939' · знание
Many are richly decorated.
Источник: Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939' · знание
It is called a hane.
Источник: Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939' · знание
A face covered in ink loses the game.
Источник: Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939' · знание
The game was a charm for the year ahead.
Источник: Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939' · знание
It is in Asakusa.
Источник: Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939' · знание
Decorated paddles are sold as lucky charms.
Источник: Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939' · знание
The ink is the score.
Источник: Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939' · знание
17 December, 19 December, 1 January.
Источник: Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939' · знание
Hagoita paddles are sold at Sensō-ji in December.
Источник: Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939' · применение
10.106Peteca
Brazil's hand shuttlecock, from indigenous play to Belo Horizonte courts.
Тест 1PetecaПройти тест
It has indigenous roots.
Источник: Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca' · знание
It is like volleyball with a shuttle.
Источник: Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca' · знание
It has been played for centuries.
Источник: Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca' · знание
It is the capital of Minas Gerais.
Источник: Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca' · знание
Other teams were curious about the toy.
Источник: Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca' · знание
Rules and courts came together there.
Источник: Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca' · знание
The state federation dates from the 1970s.
Источник: Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca' · знание
Before 1500, 1920, 1940s, 1970s.
Источник: Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca' · знание
Feet, hands, then a racket.
Источник: Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca' · знание
It comes from Brazil.
Источник: Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca' · применение
10.107Kicked Shuttlecocks of Asia
Đá cầu in Vietnam, jegichagi in Korea and sipa in the Philippines.
Тест 1Kicked shuttlecocks of AsiaПройти тест
Many call it Vietnam's national game.
Источник: National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009) · знание
They were the 22nd SEA Games.
Источник: National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009) · знание
It is played in winter, especially at Korean New Year.
Источник: National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009) · знание
Children in 3rd or 4th grade learn it.
Источник: National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009) · знание
Arnis replaced it as national sport.
Источник: National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009) · знание
Arnis is a martial art with sticks.
Источник: National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009) · знание
Players keep it in the air with the feet.
Источник: National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009) · знание
Vietnam, the Philippines, then Korea.
Источник: National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009) · знание
The tassels slow the jegi down.
Источник: National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009) · знание
It is a winter game in Korea.
Источник: National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009) · применение
10.108Special Olympics Badminton
Badminton for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Тест 1Special Olympics badmintonПройти тест
They take place every four years.
Источник: Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020) · знание
It is now an official World Games sport.
Источник: Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020) · знание
Summer and winter Games alternate.
Источник: Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020) · знание
It was a full medal sport there.
Источник: Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020) · знание
They came from 69 countries.
Источник: Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020) · знание
Unified mixed doubles is played too.
Источник: Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020) · знание
Badminton is offered in all seven Special Olympics regions.
Источник: Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020) · знание
1995, 2019, 2023, 2024.
Источник: Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020) · знание
69, 70 and 191.
Источник: Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020) · знание
Unified doubles mix athletes with and without intellectual disabilities.
Источник: Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020) · применение
10.109The Pioneers Hart and Vidal
Two men who carried rules from India to England.
Тест 1The pioneers Hart and VidalПройти тест
It was in the Bombay Presidency.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
He then retired to England.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
He had helped frame the 1873 laws.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
Badminton was also played at Peshawar that year.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
Hart revised them again in 1890.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
Their rules became the basis of the 1893 code.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
He later sat on the 1907 rules committee.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
1874, 1876, 1887, 1890.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
1873, 1897, 1899.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · знание
Hart had revised them in 1876 and 1890.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873) · применение
10.110Ball Badminton Today
Floodlit tournaments, teams of ten and a federation in Mysore.
Тест 1Ball badminton todayПройти тест
It is based in Mysore, Karnataka.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
It is in the state of Karnataka.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
The federation was two years old then.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
Five play while the rest wait with the manager.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
Three-player substitutions are allowed.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
It is made of yellow wool.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry hold them too.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
1856, 1954, 1956.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
Three, five and ten.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · знание
Southern states hold many floodlit tournaments.
Источник: Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport' · применение
Источники
Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: the BWF and its continental confederations, national federations, the All England Club history, the Olympic Channel and Olympedia, Guinness World Records, museums, makers' own histories and named reputable media.
- Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); Ball Badminton Federation of India; Traditional Sports and Games, 'Ball Badminton: India's high-speed racquet sport'20
- Badminton Museum, 'Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India' (badmintonmuseum.org); The Field (1873)20
- International Crossminton Organisation, 'History' (crossminton.org) and ICO Tournament Regulations 2024; ICO Rules of Player Conduct 202310
- HistoryLink.org, Essay 20195 on the invention of pickleball; USA Pickleball, 'What is pickleball' and 'Layout of the court'; Britannica, 'Pickleball'10
- Japan National Tourism Organization and Sensō-ji listings for the Hagoita-ichi fair; Pitt Rivers Museum, hane shuttlecock (soapberry seed); Old Tokyo, 'Hanetsuki New Year cards 1910-1939'10
- Federação Mineira de Peteca history; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais thesis on peteca (repositorio.ufmg.br); Brazilian Wave, 'Let's play peteca'10
- National Library Board Singapore, Infopedia, 'Capteh'; Korean Ministry of Education physical-education curriculum notes on jegichagi; Republic Act No. 9850 (Philippines, 2009)10
- Special Olympics, 'Badminton fact sheet' (specialolympics.org); BWF Development, 'Special Olympics World Games' (development.bwfbadminton.com); Special Olympics Ireland fact sheet (2020)10