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Games employing shuttlecocks have been played for centuries across Eurasia, [a] but the modern game of badminton developed in the mid-19th century among the expatriate officers of British India as a variant of the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock. ("Battledore" was an older term for "racquet".) [4] Its exact origin remains obscure.
Badminton is a core sport of the European Games. ... Badminton Europe homepage; 2015 European Games at BWF Tournaments; 2019 European Games at BWF Tournaments;
European Mixed Team Badminton Championships usually started prior to the individual championships until it was split in 2009. From 2017 on the European badminton championship is held annually except for the year with European Games - the badminton program at those Games will operate as that years Championships.
1 Cyprus (H) 2 2 0 10 0 +10 20 1 +19 438 185 +253 2 1st–3rd place: 2 Gibraltar: 2 1 1 4 6 −2 9 13 −4 329 401 −72 1 4th–6th place: 3 Monaco: 2 0 2 1 9 −8 3 18 −15 240 421 −181 0 7th–9th place
In Europe, battledore and shuttlecock was played by children for centuries (the OED dates the words to 1598 and 1599 respectively), [clarification needed] and ancient drawings appearing to depict the game have been found in Greece. [1] It was still being played in the College Garden, Glasgow, Scotland in August 1850, [3] and Japan in 1890 and ...
The European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE), held once every two years to crown the best badminton men's and women's national teams in Europe.
The Luxembourg Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Luxembourg. The tournament is part of the Badminton Europe tournament series and is leveled in BWF International Challenge. [1] The inaugural edition was held in 2022. [2]
Badminton at the 2015 European Games in Baku took place from 22 to 28 June 2015 at Baku Sports Hall. The competition was held over a seven-day period and include five medal events in men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Approximately 160 athletes competed. [1]