The development of badminton in the world

Badminton should be a popular sport in the world.

Badminton is currently the most popular sport in the world.

It is estimated that the number of participants in badminton will increase steadily in the future, and badminton has a great advantage for urban leisure and fitness sports.

With the rapid improvement of people's living standards, badminton, which has always been regarded as a relatively luxurious sport, has become more and more popular among people, and there are more and more people who play, watch and talk about football, and the number of people playing in our city has increased several times in recent years. The trend should be getting better and better.

China is dominant, like table tennis.

In 1877, the first badminton rules were published in England.

In 1893, the world's first badminton association was established in the United Kingdom. In 1899, the association held the first "All England Badminton Championships", which is held once a year and is still in this day.

Badminton spread from Scandinavia to the Commonwealth countries, and in the early 20th century to Asia, America, Oceania, and finally to Africa.

In 1934, the International Badminton Federation was founded, with its headquarters in London.

In 1939, the International Badminton Federation adopted the Rules of Badminton for all member states.

From the 20s to the 40s of the 20th century, badminton in Europe and the United States developed rapidly, among which the level of Britain, Denmark, the United States, and Canada was quite high. In the 50s, badminton in Asia developed rapidly, and Malaysia won two Thomas Cup titles. At the same time, the Indonesian team innovated in technology and playing style, and quickly achieved supremacy.

Since the 60s, the development of badminton has gradually moved to Asia.

In May 1981, the International Badminton Federation (IBF) restored China's legal seat in the International Badminton Federation, opening a new page in the history of international badminton and entering a glorious era in which Chinese badminton players dominated the world.

At Seoul 1988, badminton was included as an exhibition event, Barcelona 1992 and mixed doubles at Atlanta 1996. Since then, badminton has entered a new period of development.

In 2006, the new rules of badminton were officially implemented after a three-month trial. It was first used in the soup and you cup in that year.