History of Badminton

The debut of badminton can be up to the middle of the 18th Century British India, where it was created by British officers stationed there, can be attributed. Early photos show a net addition of English for the English game traditional steering wheel. Especially popular in the British garrison Poona (Pune), the game came to be known as Poona. Originally the balls of wool from the upper classes were preferred in windy or wet conditions, but eventually blocked the wheel. This game has been by the retired officers in England, where she developed and rules were established.

In 1860, has published Isaac Spratt, a toy shop in London, a brochure, badminton racket - a new game, but unfortunately no copy has survived.

The new sport was definitively in 1873 at Badminton House in Gloucestershire started in the ownership of the Duke of Beaufort. Meanwhile the game as "The game of badminton, and the official name of the game Badminton has been.

Until 1887 the sport in England according to the rules that prevailed in British India has won. The Bath Badminton Club standardized the rules and made the game for the English ideas. The basic rules were established in 1887. In 1893, the Badminton Association of England published its first set of rules for such schemes, similar to today are based, the rules, and officially badminton in a house called "Dunbar" 6 Waverley Grove, Portsmouth, England on 13 September of this year. They also started the All England Open Badminton Championships, the first badminton competition in the world in 1899.

The International Badminton Federation (IBF) (now known as Badminton World Federation) was created in 1934 with Canada, Denmark, England, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales as founding members. India became a partner in 1936. The BWF now governs international badminton and develops the sport in the world.

Although listed in England, competitive badminton in Europe was always dominated by Denmark. Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia are among the nations that are no longer producing world-class players in recent decades have dominated and competitions at international level, with China as the dominant in recent years.