Badminton Case

Badminton is a sport that resembles tennis. It involves players hitting a shuttlecock or birdie, with a racquet, over a net between them. To score a point, the player has to make the shuttlecock go over the net and land on the ground of the other team's part of the court. Each game is played until 15 points are scored. Unless it is a women's game, then it is to 11. The team or person that reaches 15 points first wins. If there is a tie, then a tie breaker may be arranged. Each team may have up to 2 players each.

Badminton originated from India, back in the 1800s. Back then, badminton was originally called Poona. It was sort of like the child's game battledore. In the 1800s, India was still under British control. The British officers stationed there at the time took back with them from India, the game Poona.

The English believed the Indian rules were somewhat confusing. A small group of people who knew how to play badminton mad the group, Bath Badminton Club. The Bath Badminton Club standardized the rules. They made it easier for the English to understand and add their own ideas to it.

In 1934 the International Badminton Federation (IBF), which now known as the Badminton World Federation, was established. England, France, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland and Wales were the first members.

The Duke of Beaufort gave the name Badminton to the sport, even though the reason why is unknown.

The United States singles player, David Freeman, won the All England World Championships in 1949, and the All England World Championship doubles were won the same year by the American players Clinton and Patsy Stevens. Between 1949 and 1967 the United States won 23 world championships .