Two different types of brand for badminton

1) Yonex

Yonex Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer for producing sporting equipment for badminton and its equivalent. It is currently one of the world leading company involves in manufacturing and ranges from racket (racquets) to shoes to shuttlecocks and other equipment such as tops and shorts for both males and females regardless of age. Yonex has managed to become the most influential corporate player in badminton as they sponsors for the All England Open Badminton Champions and is having a partnership relation with Badminton World Federation which organizes major events like world champions. About 90% of competitive players had used yonex racket because of its quality and well-established brand. Yonex also provides racket selection guidelines based on the playing characteristics of its rackets to suit the user. Although the equipment are expensive, rest assured the equipment are always in tip top shape. Players like Li Chong Wei uses Yonex.

2) Li-Ning

Li-Ning is a major Chinese athletic company based in china, alike Yonex, Li-Ning also produce branded products that are targeted for consumers largely in the Chinese market who participate in sports such as badminton and its equivalent. The brand was founded in 1990 by Li Ning who is a former Chinese Olympic gymnast. Li-Ning has also provide sponsorships for many athletes and teams like Singapore national badminton team and  Lin Dan a professional badminton player from china, who is a two time Olympic champion, five-time world champion, and five-time all-England champion. Li-Ning badminton racquets are the top of the range, high quality and extremely durable badminton racquets used by all the best players in China, Thailand, Singapore and other countries. Most importantly, it is cost-effective. Players like Lin Dan uses Li-Ning.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonex

http://www.playbadminton.sg/racquets/li-ning-racquets.html

http://www.badminton-information.com/yonex.html

http://www.livestrong.com/article/359636-the-best-yonex-badminton-rackets/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ning_(company)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Dan

http://www.playbadminton.sg/racquets/li-ning-racquets.html

About the Player, Lee Chong Wei

         Lee Chong Wei

Achievements

Born on October 21st 1982, Lee Chong Wei is a Malaysian Chinese professional player. He had a record of being ranked first worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks from 21 August 2008- 14 June 2012. He is the third Malaysian Player to achieve such ranking and is the only Malaysian to hold the number one ranking for more than a year.

He is a silver medalist in both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games, making him the sixth Malaysian to win an Olympic medal and the first Malaysian to reach the finals in the men's singles event. It ended Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since 1996 Games. This achievement earned him the title Datuk and a description by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as a national hero. He repeated the achievement four years later in London, thus making him the most successful Malaysian Olympian in history.

Personal Story 

When he was young, Lee Chong Wei favoured basketball, however his mother forbade him from the game due to the searing heat of the outdoor basketball court. So he began to learn badminton at the age of 11, when his father, who liked to play badminton, brought him to the badminton hall. Attracting the attention of a local coach, the coach seek the father's consent to take Lee Chong Wei as his student. Soon, he was drafted into the national squad when he was seventeen years old.

Lee received RM300,000 on 21 August 2008, as a reward for his silver medal effort in the 2008 Olympic Games. Also, he received RM3,000 a month as a lifetime pension beginning in August 2008. For the same achievement, he was granted with a Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), which carried the title Datuk by Governor of Penang, Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas on 30 August 2008.

He was appointed as UNICEF Malaysia's National Ambassador in February 2009.

On 6 June 2009, Lee received the Darjah Bakti (DB) award, from Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, , for his achievements in the 2008 Olympics. He was in a relationship with Wong Mew Choo, his teammate. In 2009, Lee and Wong announced they are no longer together during the 2009 World Championships in Hyderabad, India. However, Lee announced his reconciliation with Mew Choo after winning a silver medal in 2012 Summer Olympics. They were married on 9 November 2012, and had their first child, named Kingston in August 2013.

On 16 March 2011, Lee received Permodalan Nasional Berhad shares worth MYR100,000 from Najib Tun razak soon after his triumph in the All England Open. He was appointed as KDU University College ambassador on 31 July 2011.

About the Player, Lin Dan

Lin Dan

 

                    

Lin Dan was born on October 14, 1983. Known as one of the best players in the world also a two-time Olympic champion, fiver-time world champion, and five-time All England champion. He had completed the "Super Grand Slam" at the age of 28 and winning all nine major titles in the badminton world becoming the first and only player to attain such result.

In his early years, he was encouraged to learn to play the piano by his parents but chose to play badminton at the age of five. At the age of 18, he has been part of China's national badminton team.

2001 marked the start of Lin Dan's professional career, however, he was thrashed by Xia Xuanze in the finals at the Asian Badminton Championships.


He took his first title at the Korea Open. In the 2002 Thomas Cup, his team was made it through to the semi-finals until being beaten by Malaysia.  Consecutive failures in the Singapore and Indonesia Opens, the Denmark Open and China Open. In October, Lin was defeated in the semifinals of the Asian Games team competition which determined China's hope of getting a gold medal.

Lin had a good start in 2004, getting BWF's number one world ranking for the first time in February. He also helped China win the qualifying round of Thomas Cup and then captured the Swiss Open. He won his first ever All England Open title by Peter Gade in the finals. 

Lin retain his number one world ranking during 2005, winning his second German and Hong Kong Open titles, as well as the Japan Open, China Masters, and World Cup tournaments. He also helped China to recapture the Sudirman Cup beating both defending champion South Korea in the semifinals and Indonesia in the final.

However, among all the victories, Lin failed to retain his All England title, losing a three set final to teammate Chen Hong, and being beaten in the final of the Malaysia Open by Lee Chong Wei. Lin was also eliminated in the semifinals of the Singapore Open and the quarterfinals of the China Open.


In 2006, Lin failed to win the German, China and Malaysia Open. Despite that, he won six individual titles in the season and recaptured All England Open, won the Chinese Taipei Open, Macau Open, Hong Kong Open and Japan Open and getting his first world title after beating his opponent Bao Chunlai in the final. 

In May, Lin and his teamamtes had extended China's Thomas Cup domination that shut out Denmark 3-0 for second consecutive title.

Lin entered 2007 with a loss to South Korea's Park Sung-hwan at the Malaysia open but threw himself back with wins in the German Open and the All England championships again. In August, Lin Dan extended his reign as the world champion when he beat Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the final tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and became the first man Since Yang Yang to win back to back world championships.

2008

Lin lost in the final of the Korea Open to Lee Hyun-il. In march, he lost to his compatriot Chen Jin in the final of the All England Open, which was followed by press accusations that Lin deliberately "gave" the match to Chen in order to increase Chen's ranking points for Olympic qualification.
In the following week, Lin won his first Swiss Open. At the Asia's Championships, Lin was again accused of helping his compatriot when his lose to Chin Jun in the semifinals assured Chen's qualification for the Olympic Games.

Lin won the Thailand Open which was his last tournament before the 2008 Olympic Games.

In the Olympic Games, Lin went all the way to the finals to face Lee Chong Wei that ended one sided in favor of Lin Dan and became the first men's singles player to win the Olympic gold as a first seed.

In 2009, Lin won his fourth All England title by defeating Lee Chong Wei, but lost to the same opponent in the final of Swiss Open a week later.

He then continued to win the Sudirman Cup leading China to secure the Cup for the third time in a row without conceding a match to any opponent in the tournament.

Lin then went on to sweeping all titles in tournaments he participated in between August and November to become the first player to win the World Championships three times beating Chen Jin in the final. He closed the season with the China Open title before heading to Hong Kong for the East Asian Games.

2010, Lin started the season with failure to defend the All England Open title by losing in the quarterfinals. He only won his first seasonal title in the Badminton Asia Championships which marked his first title in the championships.

Lin won his fourth consecutive title after beating Indonesia in the final. After the Thomas Cup triumph, Lin played in the World Championships in Paris, France but was eliminated in the quarter finals. Lin then bounced back to win the China masters. Lin finally managed to win his first ever Asian Games hold medal in November by beating Lee Chong Wei in the final becoming the first player to win all of the present major titles available to Asians in badminton, both individual and national team. 

Lin began 2011 with a withdrawal in the Malaysia Open's quarterfinals, which marked his third withdrawal in a row since late 2010.  This action caused criticism mostly by Taufik Hidayat, who wanted the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to investigate. However, he sprang back to win the first ever million dollar badminton tournament, Korea open by beating Lee Chong Wei in the final followed by winning the German Open beating Chen Jin in the final.

However, Lin;s hope to become the first player to win five All England titles in the open era was dashed when he was defeated by his all-time rival Lee Cong Wei in the final. He then proceeded to win his second Asian Championships in April. Lin also helped China to win the fourth consecutive Surdirman Cup title in May beating Denmark 3-0 in the final. During the Singapore Open final, Lin had to withdraw due to gastric flu which drew jeers from his fans in the stadium.

In August, he won his fourth World Championships by beating Lee Chong Wei in the final which dashed Lee's hope of becoming the first Malaysian to win a gold medal in the world Championships.

And in September, he was ousted from China Masters, and withdrew from the semi-finals of Japan Open. This was followed up by a shocking exit in the second round of the Denmark Open and retiring in the semi-finals of French Open despite leading the match as stated it is due to paronychia. The retirement also marked his sixth in the season. Lin voice frustration that the peak schedule was the reason why he had the most retirement in the this season. Despite it, he ended the last three tournaments in high note, winning his fifth Hong Kong Open and China Open title respectively and his first ever Super Series Master Finals title.

In 2014, Lin Dan was on a hiatus for a period of  months, Lin Dan, ranked 104th in the World Ranking, returned and took the title in the China Masters and subsequently won the Badminton Asia Championships title.It also gave him a chance to earn another wildcard for the World Championships, as he did in 2013.
In June, Lin Dan lost in the quarterfinals of Japan Open. Afterwards, he won the Australian Open, his first Super Series title since the 2012 All England Open. 

Source: Wikipedia 

BASIC STROKES OF BADMINTON PART 2

We're back guys! Back to share information on the basic strokes! Today I will be covering Net kill, Drive, Lift and Push!

Net kill

The net kill is an offensive shot return at the net. It is performed when an opponent return a net shot to a player, and immediately, the player jump towards the birdie and "tap" it down steeply to the opponent's court. This stroke requires good timing as well as technique. If the player pulls his/her arm too much or the racket head isn't controlled well enough, the birdie won't be tapped down to the opponent court, instead it will land in the net and you will lose a point. The net kill can be performed on the backhand side of the court and the forehand side of the court.

Example of a forehand net kill and how to perform it:

Example of a backhand net kill and how to perform it:

Lift

This stroke is similar to the net lift, where the birdie is being "lifted" high and far towards the back of the opponent court. But the difference is that the lift is performed from the mid court, in response to a smash by an opponent or a push shot. Normally, the grip for this lifting would be a backhand grip when trying to lift an opponent's smash or push shot as the backhand grip gives more power to defend. But the lift can also be performed using the forehand grip.

Example of a forehand lift and how to perform it:

Example of a backhand lift and how to perform it:

Drive

The drive shot is similar to the attacking clear shot, just that this shot is performed from the side of your body and preferably with the birdie in front of you. This shot is also lower(just above net height) and faster, unlike the attacking clear. This shot will push the birdie flat towards the opponent's mid court or back court and if the opponent is unaware, most likely the drive shot is deadly. In my opinion, the drive shot is a kind of smash, but the shuttlecock is flying flat in the air instead of flying steeply down towards the opponent court. The backhand drive is a more advanced stroke, so today, I will only be talking about the forehand drive.

Example of a forehand drive and how to perform it:

Push

The push shot is similar to that of the drive. In my opinion, to earn a point from doing this shot, try aiming at your opponent's shoulder. The push shot can be performed with both the forehand and backhand grip.

Example of a forehand push shot and how to perform it:

Example of a backhand push shot and how to perform it:

Alright readers! We've come to the end of learning of the basic strokes of badminton! We hope you understand and have learn something new, and hopefully, you guys had improved in your games! More information on badminton will be posted here! So stay tuned and continue to support us! Like and spread our facebook page! Thank you!

References: http://www.badminton-information.com/badminton_shots.html

Credits to owners for the videos

Rules and Regulations about Badminton.

Hi fellow readers, today we’ll be bringing you guys the rules and regulations about badminton. Before I move on, there is one particular thing which I would like to highlight. I assume most of you had violated the most common rules such as illegal serving. 

What does illegal serving means? 

It basically refer to contacting the shuttle above the legal height, which is the lowest rib of your rib cage. It usually only affects backhand serves, but forehand serves are certainly not out of the question. 

To address this issue, players can start by finding a partner to monitor your way of serving and ensuring the contact point of the shuttle needs to be below your lowest rib. My suggestion to you guys, practice is the KEY TO SUCCESS. 

*Practices makes perfect*

• Before a match begins, a coin will be toss to determine who gets to serve first or which side of the court they want to be on? (Sometimes shuttlecock will be used as a replacement)

• At any point during the game, players should always ensure that their racket or body does not come in contact with the net. - Physical contact such as touching, could result in a penalty or foul.

• The shuttlecock should not be carried on or come to rest on the racket.

• A serve must be carry cross court (diagonally) to be valid. (Cross over)

• During the serve, a player should not touch any of the lines of the court, until the server strikes the shuttlecock.

• A point is added to a player’s score as and when he wins a rally.

• A player only wins a rally when he strikes the shuttlecock and it landed on the floor of the opponent’s side of the court or when the opponent commits a fault.

• Each side can strike the shuttlecock only once before it passes over the net. Once hit, a player can't strike the shuttlecock in a new movement or shot.

References

http://badminton.isport.com/badminton-guides/common-mistakes-badminton-players-make

http://www.badminton-information.com/rules-of-badminton.html

Behind the Scenes

The story behind Dato Lee Chong Wei

An interview with Lin Dan

Source: Youtube
Credits: To Owners of the Video

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BASIC STROKES OF BADMINTON PART 1

In badminton, there are a lot of different basic strokes players can perform from the back of the court, from the mid-court or from the front of the court. Let me tell you what those strokes are

The basic strokes while playing are:
Net shot(Performed from front of the court)
Net Kill(Performed from front of the court)
Net Lift(Performed from front of the court)
Clear(Performed mostly from the back of the court)
Drop(Performed from mid court or back of the court)
Smash(Performed from mid court or back of the court)
Drive(Performed mostly from mid court, but can be from back of the court)
Lift(Performed from mid court)
Push(Performed mostly from mid court)

This are the basic strokes of badminton. But, today, I will only be talking about the 5 most basic strokes, which are Clear, Smash, Drop, Net shot and Net Lift.

Clear(also known as lob)

This stroke is performed by hitting the birdie high and far towards the back of the opponent's court. It can either be a defensive clear or an attacking clear. This stroke can be performed both in the forehand and backhand side of the court but generally, a lot of amateurs would find it easier to perform the clear from the forehand side of the court. For the backhand clear, only advanced to professional players would find it easier to do it. Today, I will only emphasize on the forehand clear.

Example of a defensive clear(normally high and far) and how to perform it:

Example of an attacking clear(normally lower and faster) and how to perform it:

Smash

The smash is an offensive shot that brings the birdie steeply downwards to the opponent court and it can be performed from the mid court or the back of the court. Normally, players executing this stroke at the mid court would tend to use more power than at the back court as when the birdie is  in the middle of the court, players see this as an opportunity to end the rally, thus using more power for the smash in mid court. Players doing a smash at the back of the court tend to emphasize more on bringing the birdie steeply down the opponent court rather than the power they use.

Example of a smash and how to perform it:

Drop

The drop shot is similar to the smash, just that now, the drop shot is slower and does not travel far into the opponent court. Normally, a drop shot that land just before the opponent short service line is considered as a good drop shot. A drop shot can be performed with both the forehand and backhand grip but generally, the forehand drop shot is easier. So today, I will only be emphasizing on the forehand drop shot.

Example of a drop shot and how to perform it:

Net shot

In the world of badminton, professional players like Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan and Peter Gade(Retired) can perform very good net shots. Net shots in badminton is a crucial stroke and it can help one to gain a point easily if it is performed well. The net shot is performed near the net by using a technique to spin the shuttlecock over and dropping the shuttlecock just over the opponent's court, as close to the net as possible. I feel that the net shot is a more advanced stroke as players must control their power well with their fingers and perform the correct technique at the same time. There is the backhand net shot and the forehand net shot.

Example of a forehand net shot and how to perform it: 

Example of a backhand net shot and how to perform it:

Net Lift

The net lift is a stroke that when the opponent perform a net shot to your court, you return the shot by lifting it upwards to the back of the opponent's court. Normally, players can return back a net shot when the opponent performs the net shot. But when players return back a net shot, there is a chance that the opponent can perform a net kill(To be emphasize in part 2) and thus, players will lose a point. So, the net lift is more preferred to be perform when the opponent return a net shot unless players have confidence in returning back a net shot too. There is the forehand and backhand net lift.

Example of a forehand lift and how to perform it:

Example of a backhand net lift and how to perform it:

That's it for the Basic Strokes of Badminton part 1! We hope you have now learn something new! Please comment and continue to support us. Part 2 will be coming soon so stay tuned!

Reference: http://www.badminton-information.com/badminton_shots.html

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Major Tournament Highlights

Kenichi Tago V/S Chen Long Semifinals Li-Ning BWF Thomas and Uber Cups 2014

Winner - Kenichi Tago

Lee Chong Wei V/S Kenichi Tago Final Li-Ning BWF Thomas Cup 2014

Winner- Lee Chong Wei

Thomas Cup 2014 - men's singles highlights

Source: youtube.com 

Credits: To owners of the videos

BASIC SERVES OF BADMINTON

There are various types of badminton serves. Mastering the badminton serves is essential to your game as it can determine whether you lose a point or you gain a point.  Badminton serving is the starting of the point. If your an advanced badminton player who is able to execute the basic strokes well, sometimes, the badminton serve can be used as a weapon in the game to help you gain a point.  There are four types of badminton serves and they are called low serve, high serve, flick serve and drive serve.

 LOW SERVE

The purpose of low serve is to get the birdie over to your opponent court just over their short service line.  The low serve is executed by just pushing the birdie gently, getting it over the net just nice and landing it over and near the opponent short service line. It is important that the birdie is crossing low over the net as this could prevent the opponent from actually tapping the birdie over to your court, and hence, losing the point.

The low serve is used in singles and doubles of the game. In doubles, the low serve is more frequently used.

How to perform the low serve:

HIGH SERVE

The high serve is executed by hitting the birdie high and far towards the back of the opponent's service court and it will fall almost vertically downwards. To perform this serve, you must execute it with power. High serves are used frequently in singles but not in doubles as in doubles, if a high serve is performed, most likely the opponent would perform a powerful smash and the player would lose a point quickly. The high serve can only be performed using the forehand grip.

How to perform the high serve:

FLICK SERVE

The flick serve is also played upwards like the high serve, but it is not as powerful and the birdie would not be able to fly higher than the high serve. The flick serve is used to deprive the opponent of time, forcing him into an awkward position and hitting the birdie behind his body, which would require a lot of power from the wrist. Flick serve is used occasionally in both singles and doubles.

How to perform the flick serve:

DRIVE SERVE

The drive serve is played flat and fast towards the back of the opponent's service court. The birdie will pass over the net low, and it will travel flat and fast through the air. The idea of this service is to provoke an immediate reaction. Often, the drive serve can be used to gain a point easily if the opponent's reaction is slow. But in professional levels, players would not use the drive serve as their opponent is fast enough to counter the serve.

How to perform the drive serve:

Reference : http://www.badmintonbible.com/articles/serving-guide/badminton-serve-types.php

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BASIC GRIPS OF HOLDING THE BADMINTON RACKET AND BASIC POSITIONS IN THE COURT

As a badminton player, I believe that holding your racket correctly while playing is the most important thing you need to know. This is because holding your racket correctly will allow you to feel more comfortable when playing, your hand would not be stiff and holding it correctly will allow you to exert more power on your strokes while playing. There are two basic grips of holding the racket, one is the forehand grip, and the other is the backhand grip. First, let's talk about the correct way of holding the forehand grip.

BASIC WAYS OF HOLDING GRIPS

FOREHAND GRIP

From my point of view, holding a forehand grip is easy. Imagine that your shaking hands with a person. Now, shake hands with your racket handle, that's how you are supposed to hold the badminton racket with the forehand grip. As seen from the picture above, a V is supposed to be formed in between your index finger and thumb while using this grip.

The forehand grip is supposed to hit shots on the forehand side of your body and overhead shots. For example, if you are right-handed, your forehand side is on the right side of the court. To exert more force while hitting the birdie, hold the racket loosely in your fingers first and just before hitting the birdie, hold it tightly before that moment and hit the shuttle. Holding your racket loosely will improve the flexibility and allowing one to hit the shot more powerful and more accurately.

From my point of view, I believe that the forehand grip should be hold in the middle of the racket handle, but I believe that everybody have their own preference to choose whether they want to hold it nearer to the shaft, in the middle or further away.

BACKHAND GRIP

Holding the backhand grip is a bit complex. On the handle of the badminton racket, there is the narrow part and the wide part. In my opinion, there are 2 ways to hold the backhand grip, one is to place your thumb on the wider part of the handle and your thumb is facing towards the racket face, making the racket face parallel towards the ground(As shown in the picture). The another way is to place your thumb in between the wide and narrow part of the handle(Not shown). For me, I use both ways depending on where the birdie is coming towards me.

Similarly, the backhand grip is used to hit the backhand side of your body in the badminton court. Example, if you are right-handed, your backhand side would be the left hand side of the court. Before hitting the birdie, you should always loosen your fingers to create more power just before hitting as the force comes from the sudden tight grab of the badminton racket just before hitting the birdie.

From my point of view, I would normally hold the backhand grip nearer to the shaft as I feel that I can hit the birdie with my power like this and as I have said, everybody have their own preference of holding the grip.

POSITIONS

I believe that there are three positions while playing in the court, one is the forehand position, another is the backhand position and the last one is the overhead position.

FOREHAND POSITION

Above shows a player hitting the birdie in the forehand position. The body is supposed to be facing towards the net. There are different kinds of footwork as to reach the forehand position but I'm not going to discuss about it.

BACKHAND POSITION

This picture shows Lee Chong Wei in the backhand position, playing with his all-time rival, Lin Dan. While executing the backhand shots, being in the backhand position, one is not able to see their opponent movements as the body and face is facing away from the net.

OVERHEAD POSITION

The overhead position is in my opinion, is the hardest to get in to. To be in the overhead position, one must have very good core strength and needs to be fast in their footwork. The overhead position is playing the forehand in one's backhand side of the court. As shown above, the player is actually a right-hander but is able to execute a forehand stroke on her backhand side. This is known as the overhead position.

To end it off, I believe that holding the racket correctly is having a good head start in the game and learning about all this 3 positions is essential for a badminton player's knowledge. But, although a player may have known the basics, but other factors like footwork and your strokes play a part in the game. In order to be good, one must train and put in the effort and heart to improve his/her skills in Badminton.

Reference : My knowledge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton

http://www.badminton-information.com/badminton_grip.html

Credits to the owners for the photos.

5 interesting facts about badminton

Hi fellow readers, we’re back! And today we’ll be bringing you guys 5 interesting facts about badminton. Are you guys ready? Here we go!

1^st interesting facts

A single shuttlecock requires sixteen overlapping feathers.

2^nd  interesting facts

Shuttlecock were divided into category of grading. The best shuttlecock (Grade 1) actually comes from a goose. While the second grade shuttlecock are made from duck wing feathers, both mainly from the left wing only. The reason why goose feathers were so popular among players was because the feathers are thicker which is more durable as compared to the duck feathers which was soft and mechanically weaker. The goose feather comes from different regions in china, but the best ones come from the northeast region because the feathers are thicker due to colder weather.

3^rd interesting facts

Shortest match ever in history made by Ra Kyung-min a female badminton player from South Korea, took just 6 minutes to defeat her opponent Julia Mann female player from England (UK) during the 1996 Uber cup held in Hong Kong on May 19.

Scoreboard for Women’s Singles
Players name:	Ra Kyung-min	To	Julia Mann
Scores:	11		2
	11		1
Total	22		3

Longest match ever in history was made by Peter Rasmussen from Denmark and Sun Jun from China for the men’s single final at the World Championship held at Glasgow, Strathclyde, UK  on June 1, 1997, where the entire game lasted 124 minutes which is equivalent to 2 Hours and 4 Mins when Peter Rasmussen finally overcome his opponent Sun Jun. 

Scoreboard for Men’s Singles
Players name:	Peter Rasmussen	To	Sun Jun
Scores:	16		17
	18		13
	15		10
Total	49		40

4^th interesting facts

Badminton is officially the fastest racquet sports worldwide, as the shuttle is smashed around the court at the speeds of up to 180(mph) miles per hour – the same speed as Eurostar!

5^th interesting facts

The world’s largest shuttlecock is 18 feet tall and weighs 2,500kg. It is located on the Kansas City Museum’s lawn and is 48 times bigger than a real shuttlecock.

References 
http://www.badminton-information.com/undeniable-facts-of-badminton.html
http://www.ehow.com/list_7504177_feathers-shuttlecocks-made.html
http://badmintonmap.com/shuttle.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttlecock
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-18350.html
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-14764.html
http://s9.zetaboards.com/Badminton_Firebirds/topic/116991/1/
http://www.softschools.com/facts/sports/badminton_facts/788/

For that we've come to the end of the “5 Interesting facts about Badminton”.

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