Badminton history and rules of the game

Badminton is one of the many sports in the world. This sport has long been popular and favored by the community. Many precious moments, from Susi Susanti’s victory at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona to the donation of the Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have also made badminton history in Indonesia.

Badminton history

Badminton or badminton is a racquet sport played by two people (for singles) or two pairs (for doubles) against each other.

Quoting the module “Shuttlecock / Kock Dancing Beautifully in the Air” which can be accessed via the page Learning resources, the Ministry of Education and Culture, the sport developed in ancient Egypt about 2000 years ago. However, badminton has also started to be mentioned in India and China.

The game of badminton is said to have originated from the Chinese game Jianzi, which involved the use of shuttlecocks. However, the game is played without a racket. The object of the game is to prevent the shuttle from touching the ground for as long as possible without the help of the hands.

During this time in England, in the Middle Ages to be precise, many children started to play Battleships and Ruffles. At that time, this game used paddles or sticks to keep the shuttle from hitting the ground. In badminton history, England brought this game to Japan, Japan, China and Thailand. Since then, this game has become popular among children.

Meanwhile, badminton, a competitive sport, was created by officers of the British Army in Pune, India in the 19th century. At that point, they added the net and played it competitively. The soldiers later brought the game back to England in the 1850s.

The sport got its present name in 1860 from a pamphlet titled “Badminton Battledore – a new game“by Issac Spratt, a British toy dealer.

The basic rules of the game of badminton were first written by the club Badminton bath in 1877. During this time in 1893 the British Badminton Association was formed and in 1899 the first international championship was held.

Then, in 1934 International badminton federation (IBF) was founded with members in England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Denmark, Canada, New Zealand, France and the Netherlands. Then on Extraordinary General Assembly of the IBF in Madrid in 2006, the IBF changed its name to World Badminton Federation (BWF).

History of badminton in Indonesia

The sport of badminton started to set foot in Indonesia around 1930. Then, in 1933, an Indonesian badminton organization was formed which was named Bataviase badminton tie and Bataviase Badminton League. The two then merged into one strong badminton organization.

In 1934, Indonesia hosted a number of badminton championships on the island of Java, most of which were centered in the city of Bandung, in West Java.

The rapid development of badminton initiated the creation of the All-Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) in 1951 which oversees the sport. After the establishment of PBSI, the first congress was held to discuss the rules and objectives of badminton in Indonesia.

In addition, badminton shines more and more in the archipelago, even some of its athletes have managed to make the pride of the nation on the international scene, including Rudi Hartono, Liem Swie King, Tan Joe Hok, Christian Hadinata, Alan Budi Kusuma, Susi Suanti, and Taufik Hidayat.

Basic rules of the game of badminton

There are two types of badminton game categories that refer to the number of players, namely singles and doubles. Singles involve two players face to face, while doubles involve four players (pairs).

The single category is divided into two types, namely single men and single women. While the doubles number has three types of sectors, namely men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

Based on official rules Badminton Laws Published by BWF, the standard size badminton court has a length of 13.40 meters and a width of 6.10 meters. The land is divided into two by a net in the middle, so that the area on each side is 6.70 meters long.

For the single sector, the width of the land to the right and to the left is reduced by 0.46 meters. Meanwhile, the front line of the single and double service areas is 1.98 meters from the net.

The other rules are:

• The solo service room has a limit up to the back row.
• Doubles service room, the back line is reduced by 0.76 compared to the back line.
• The net height of the pole is 1.55 meters.
• The net runs straight across the court with a net height in the middle of the court reaching 1,524 meters.
• The game begins with a serve.
• When he has an even number, the player will hit a center of the service area to the right of his playing field. And vice versa, when you have odd points.
• Once play has started, the player can hit the shuttle from any area by crossing the net into opponent’s territory.
• The game lasted until one side was unable to return the kok to the opposing zone.
• Points are earned for incoming punches, opponent punches, opponent punches stuck in the net or service error of the opponent.
• Official number counting system checkpoint 21 for each set or Game.
• If there is a 20-20 draw, a rule applies adjustment point until you find the difference between two points for the winner. Adjustment point limited to a maximum of 30.