What Badminton Is

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Rallies begin with a serve hit underarm.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · применение

Singles is one player against one.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Doubles is two players against two.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 11.2 · применение

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

In singles the two players hit in turn.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · применение

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Mixed doubles is one man and one woman per side.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

MS is men's singles.

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

XD is the usual short form for mixed doubles.

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

A mixed doubles pair is two players.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · применение

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

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · применение

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

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Definitions · знание

Every rally won scores one point.

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.3 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.3 · знание

The side winning the rally serves next.

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 10.3, 11.3 · применение

Hitting the shuttle out loses the rally.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · применение

A shot the opponent cannot return is called a winner.

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

Players and commentators call such mistakes errors.

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

Serve, rally, the shuttle lands, the point.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Letting a long shuttle land out wins you the rally.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · применение

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

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.2 · знание

A match is the best of three games.

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.1 · знание

Two games win a best-of-three match.

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.4 · знание

При счёте 20-20 гейм выигрывает сторона, набравшая 21-е очко.

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.5 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.6 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.4 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.1 · знание

The winner of a game serves first in the next.

Источник: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 7.6 · применение

Competition badminton is played indoors, away from wind.

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

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

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

Major events lay synthetic court mats on the hall floor.

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

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

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

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

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

Sports halls often hold many badminton courts at once.

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

Garden badminton is recreation; competition is indoors.

Источник: General badminton reference · применение

From the back garden to a championship arena.

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

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

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

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

Источник: General badminton reference · применение

Beginners can rally early without much technique.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

The top level needs extreme fitness and very fast reactions.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

It calls tactics and deception very important.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

From recreation to the very top.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Net shots are gentle; smashes are the fastest strokes.

Источник: General badminton reference · знание

Jumping smashes belong to fast, demanding play.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · применение

Most world and Olympic titles have gone to Asian players.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Denmark is Europe's leading badminton nation.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Indonesia has won Olympic golds since 1992.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Pan America.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Badminton Europe is one of the five confederations.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Each confederation stands for one of the five Olympic rings.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

The BWF is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

The manual lists them in alphabetical order.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

The biggest badminton crowds are in Asian countries.

Источник: General badminton reference · применение

Badminton became a medal sport in 1992.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Mixed doubles joined at Atlanta 1996.

Источник: Olympedia, Olympic badminton results · знание

Para badminton debuted at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Players from each region compete at the Games.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Gold, silver and bronze in each event.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

1992, 1996, then Tokyo 2020.

Источник: Olympedia, Olympic badminton results · знание

1992, 1996, 2000, 2004.

Источник: Olympedia, Olympic badminton results · знание

There are five events, each with its medal ceremony.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · применение

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Court sizes are adapted to the para badminton class.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Para badminton has wheelchair and standing classes.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 13 · знание

It gives an excellent aerobic workout.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Badminton runs from school to veterans' events.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

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

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · знание

Badminton played from a wheelchair is part of para badminton.

Источник: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 13 · применение