MODULE I: LESSON 1
History of Badminton and Development of the Sport
JONIE B. BENCALO BSIT-AT-2C
Assessment:
Let’s Play! Challenge yourself.
Activity #1. Read the history of the game Badminton and answer the following:
1. Eventually the game was officially introduced to the guests of the Duke of
Beaufort at his house. Interestingly, the house was called BADMINTON.
2. Today, badminton is considered as the fastest racket sport
3. Today, badminton is known to many as an Asian sport
4. The FIRST official Badminton World Championships was held in 1977.
5. Badminton became an Olympic sport in 1992.
6. The bat was initially referred to as Battledore.
7. The history of badminton brings us all the way back to the mid-18th century.
8. The game of badminton started to become popular in India at a small town
called Poona
9. The FIRST open badminton tournament was held at Guildford, England in 1898.
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10. Among the Asian nations, the Chinese have been winning the most titles in
almost every category, including the women’s category.
PLAY IT HARDER:
Activity #2. Below you write at least five famous player from the most dominant
country in playing Badminton. (50 points)
China Korea Indonesia United Denmark
Kingdom
1 · 1. Lin Dan Park Joo-bong Rudy Hartono Marcus Ellis Peter Gade
(1983 - ) · (1964 -) (1949 - )
2 Cheng Long Lee Yong-dae Susi Susanti Sean Vendy Jon O.
(1989) (1988 -) (1971 - ) Jorgensen
3 Zhang Ning Bang Soo-hyun Taufik Hidayat Ben Lane Anders
(1975) (1972- ) (1981 - ) Antonsen
4 Xie Xingfang Ha Tae-kwon Alan Steven Paul-Ereck
(1981) (1975 -) Budikusuma Stallwood Hoyer Larsen
(1968 - )
5 Fu Haifeng Jung Jae-sung Hendrawan Christopher Viktor
(1984) (1982-2018) (1972 - ) Langridge Axelsen
Activity #3. Write your answer in paragraph form at least 100 words. (50 points)
1. Do you agree that badminton is the fastest racket sport? Why?
Badminton is the fastest racket sport ever played in the world, where the
shuttlecock reaches with the speed of more-than 200 miles per hour, which is
present in one of the Sporting News Magazine. A player should be physically
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strong, should have muscle power and speed for delivering [Link] fastest
badminton hit in competition was 332kph (206mph) by Fu Haifeng of China during
the 2005 Sudirman [Link] is the fastest racket sport in the world. The
current Guinness World Record for the fastest smash is held by Malaysian
superstar, Tan Boon Heong, at 493 km/h.
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