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Badminton History
Created by
Daniel Wang
⟶ Updated 6 Nov 2018 ⟶
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Events
Badminton in India
Game is adopted by British army officers
The name "battledore and shuttlecock" gets changed to Badminton
First open badminton tournament held at Guildford, England
First Official World Badminton Tournament
Badminton Becomes an Olympic Sport
The World Badminton Federation introduces the Badminton Super series events to further promote the sport
OSIM was contracted as a title sponsor in the super series tournaments
The first Badminton super series premier attracted the highest prize money in badminton tournament history at 1.2m USD
$20 million tripartite contract for sponsorship of the World Grand Prix Finals, giving STAR TV the exclusive telveision rights to the WGP
WHBC partners with WBF for next four years
WBF introduces Hawk-eye for line-calling, shuttle speed and other insight into badminton matches
Periods
Badminton rackets from wooden to aluminum to carbon-fiber composite materials. They went from an oval shape to a tear drop shape. Strings were originally made out of animal guts and eventually developed to synthetic materials like nylon. The grips have also moved towards synthetic materials.
Throughout the development of Badminton, new careers have popped up. Some include social media producer, medical practitioners, sports scientist
Badminton players get more agile and athletic. Their technique is better and shots became more precise. Deception also became more important.
