History has not recorded the individual that invented the game of Badminton. However, around the first century, the Chinese played a game called Battledore and Shuttlecock. This was a game where a paddle was used to hit a shuttlecock back and forth. In the 1860s folks in India used to play a game they called Poona. This was similar to the game of Battledore and Shuttlecock but a net was added to the game. Poona became popular among the elite of England and the name was changed to badminton and the first official set of rules were drawn up in the 1870s. Click on the 'History of Badminton' link on this page to read some more about the history of the game.
my mum was the first person to discover badminton my mums better than yours HEHE
Badminton was first played at the Commonwealth Games in 1966 at the Kingston Games.
badminton was played as early as the 16th century by the Chinese. but it was in England where they made the first set of official rules in 1873. -Chow Badminton began in the 19th century (1870) and was named by the Duke of Beaufort after Badminton House in Gloucestershire. The has technically existed for almost 2,000 years ago starting in Greece, but England was the first country to give the game the title of Badminton.
In badminton the rubbers is the second game between two opponents. If the side that one the first game wins the rubbers then the they are the winner. If the winners of the first game lose the second then they play another game to determine the winner.
Since it is a sport, most people "play" it. If they are very good at it, we say they "excel" at badminton. Of course, people can "win" at badminton, and they can also "lose" at badminton. And when they are first becoming familiar with the game, we can say they "are learning" badminton or they "are practicing badminton."
badminton was played as early as the 16th century by the Chinese. but it was in England where they made the first set of official rules in 1873. -Chow Badminton began in the 19th century (1870) and was named by the Duke of Beaufort after Badminton House in Gloucestershire. The has technically existed for almost 2,000 years ago starting in Greece, but England was the first country to give the game the title of Badminton. The name comes from the Duke of Gloucestershire in the 1850's who's residence was Badminton House. A pamphlet entitled "Badminton Battledore - a new game" was published in 1860, and this was the first time the name badminton was used to describe the game.
The game called something like Poona (??) originally played in India and brought into England by the army. And the Duke of Beaufort played the first Badminton game in his house party and became popular after that. Click on the 'Badminton' link on this page to read about the game and its history.
the first one to score 11 points wins.
India,China and Greece
Badminton took its name from the Gloucestershire seat of the dukes of Beaufort, (England) where it is believed to have evolved in the 1870s from the older game of shuttlecock. The original name of Badminton was Ha Ha
The sport/game of badminton was derived from the game of poona. British soldiers played the game while in India. After going home they described the game to their friends and family. The Duke of Beaufort enjoyed playing the game on his estate, which was called Badminton. It became popular among the British elite and was named 'The Badminton Game'.
A badminton game is scored by hitting the birdie to the other side of the net.