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  2. Badminton World Federation - Wikipedia

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    The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations: Canada , Denmark , England , France , Ireland , Netherlands , New Zealand , Scotland and Wales .

  3. Badminton - Wikipedia

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    Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are ...

  4. Umpire - Wikipedia

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    An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The term derives from the Old French nonper, non, 'not' and per, 'equal': 'one who is requested to act as arbiter of a dispute between two people'[1] (as evidenced in cricket ...

  5. Referee - Wikipedia

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    A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other titles depending on the sport, including umpire, judge, arbiter (chess), commissaire, or technical official ...

  6. BWF World Tour - Wikipedia

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    BWF World Tour. The BWF World Tour is a Grade 2 badminton tournament series, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is a competition open to the top world ranked players in singles (men's and women's) and doubles (men's, women's and mixed). [1] The competition was announced on 19 March 2017 and came into effect starting from 2018 ...

  7. Badminton in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Badminton. In badminton, the objective of the game is to hit the shuttlecock over the net and into your opponents boundary. If both of you are able to hit the shuttlecock or birdie back and forth a rally has ensued. A rally is won if one player hits the shuttlecock out of bounds or into the net. Games go to 21 points.

  8. Badminton Association of India - Wikipedia

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    www.badmintonindia.org. Badminton Association of India, is the governing body of badminton in India. [2][3] The association, which was formed in 1934, is registered under the societies act. [4] The body has been hosting annual national-level badminton tournaments in India since 1936. BAI has 28 state members that conduct badminton tournaments ...

  9. Fair and unfair play - Wikipedia

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    Fair and unfair play. Law 41 of the Laws of Cricket covers unfair play. [1] This law has developed and expanded over time as various incidents of real life unfair play have been legislated against. The first section of Law 41 makes clear that the captains of the two teams have the responsibility for ensuring that play is conducted according to ...