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    Jan 1, 1600. Battledore and Shuttlecock: Jan 1, 1873. Badminton Garden Party

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    Battledore and shuttlecock was a popular upper class pastime in 1600s England. In the 1800s, a similar game called 'Poon' was played in India with a net introduced. British officers brought Poon back to England in the mid-1800s, where it was played at the Duke of Beaufort's estate Badminton House, giving the game its name. The first official rules were developed in 1877 by the Bath Badminton Club. International governing bodies were established in the early 20th century, and badminton became an Olympic sport in 1992. It is now the second most popular participation sport worldwide.

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    Battledore and shuttlecock was a popular upper class pastime in 1600s England. In the 1800s, a similar game called 'Poon' was played in India with a net introduced. British officers brought Poon back to England in the mid-1800s, where it was played at the Duke of Beaufort's estate Badminton House, giving the game its name. The first official rules were developed in 1877 by the Bath Badminton Club. International governing bodies were established in the early 20th century, and badminton became an Olympic sport in 1992. It is now the second most popular participation sport worldwide.

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    Battledore and shuttlecock was a popular upper class pastime in 1600s England. In the 1800s, a similar game called 'Poon' was played in India with a net introduced. British officers brought Poon back to England in the mid-1800s, where it was played at the Duke of Beaufort's estate Badminton House, giving the game its name. The first official rules were developed in 1877 by the Bath Badminton Club. International governing bodies were established in the early 20th century, and badminton became an Olympic sport in 1992. It is now the second most popular participation sport worldwide.

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    Jan 1, 1600.

    Battledore and Shuttlecock


    In the 1600s Battledore and Shuttlecock was an upper class pastime in England and many
    European countries. Battledore and Shuttlecock was simply two people hitting a shuttlecock
    backwards and forwards with a simple bat as many times as they could without allowing it to hit
    the ground.

    Jan 1, 1800. Poon


    A contemporary form of badminton - a game called ‘Poon’, was played in India in the 1800s
    where a net was introduced and players hit the shuttlecock across the net. British officers in the
    mid 1800’s took this game back to England and it was introduced as a game for the guests of the
    Duke of Beaufort at his stately home ‘Badminton’ in Gloucestershire, England where it became
    popular.

    Jan 1, 1863. Game of Badminton Invented


    Badminton took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, the ancestral home of the
    Duke of Beaufort, where the sport was played in the last century. Gloucestershire is now the
    base for the International Badminton Federation.

    The game of Badminton was invented in the house in


    1863.

    Jan 1, 1873. Badminton Garden Party


    The British officers and Government officials brought back with them the newest development in
    the game and in 1873, the Duke of Beaufort held a garden party in his country place, Badminton.
    A game like the one played in Poona was played on that day and became popular among the
    British society's elite. The new party sport became known as "the Badminton game"
    Jan 1, 1877. Bath Badminton Club Formed
    In 1877, the Bath Badminton Club was formed and developed the first official set of rules.
    March 1, 1898. First Open Tournament

    In March 1898, the first Open Tournament was held at Guildford the first 'All England'
    Championships were held the following year.

    Jan 1, 1899. All England Open Badminton Championships


    The All England Open Badminton Championships began in 1899 and were the world's first
    badminton competition.

    Jan 1, 1936. International Badminton Federation


    The International Badminton Federation was formed, with the initial members including England,
    Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Holland, Canada, New Zealand and France, with India
    joining as an affiliate in 1936.
    Jan 1, 1936. American Badminton Association

    The American Badminton Association was formed in the United States in 1936.
    Jan 1, 1937. U.S. Adult National Badminton Championships
    The U.S. Adult National Badminton Championships—first held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1937—is
    sanctioned by USA Badminton, the national governing body for the sport of badminton in the
    USA.
    Jan 1, 1938. ABA joins IBF

    The American Badminton Association joined the IBF in 1938.


    May 2, 1939. Thomas Cup
    In 1939, Sir George Thomas donated the Thomas Cup, a trophy to be awarded at the
    International Badminton Championship for the top men’s singles players. (Badminton can be
    played by men or women in singles and doubles competition, and by teams of mixed doubles.)
    Thomas was a British lawn tennis champion who switched to badminton and won 90 tournament
    titles over 24 years. Thomas was also the first president of the IBF.
    March 7, 1955. Sports Illustrated Badminton Cover
    Joe Alston, an FBI agent and badminton champion who was the best player in the U.S. in 1955
    when he became the only badminton player ever featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
    When the March 7, 1955, cover hit newsstands, Alston was in his fourth year with the FBI and
    had just won his second U.S. Open singles title. He expected to be reassigned within the FBI, but
    his growing sports fame intervened.

    Jan 1, 1956. Uber Cup


    In 1956, the Uber Cup competition was created for women. Betty Uber of England, one of
    badminton’s top doubles players, donated the trophy.
    Jan 1, 1966. Commonwealth Games Sport
    Badminton was introduced as a Commonwealth Games program sport in Kingston Jamaica in
    1966 and has been part of every Commonwealth Games program since then. Initially all five
    disciplines were included – singles (men, women), doubles (men, women) and mixed doubles
    with the Teams Event included in the program in later Commonwealth Games.
    Jan 1, 1992. Olympic Sport
    Badminton is a relatively new Olympic Games sport. After being a demonstration sport in Munich
    in 1972, badminton became an Olympic sport in Barcelona in 1992 with the singles and doubles
    disciplines introduced for the first time in the Olympic Games. In Atlanta in 1996, a mixed
    doubles event was included and this is the only mixed doubles event in all of the Olympic sports.
    Jan 1, 1996. Mixed Doubles Added To Olympics
    Mixed doubles was added in 1996.

    July 23, 2004. Second Most Popular Sport Worldwide


    According to an article published by ESPN on July 23, 2004, Badminton is second to soccer in
    participation worldwide.
    Dec 1, 2015. YONEX USA International
    YONEX USA International 2015 in Orlando, FL.
    References:

    https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-badminton-0110c618-6fb0-4c91-ae95-
    725445f70384
    https://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-badminton.html

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