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The stadium was constructed on 3.5 acres of land allotted by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation for events of Table Tennis, Badminton etc. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,000. The venue hosts several political events, concerts and sports events like badminton, basketball, lawn tennis. [1] [2] [3]
The current badminton hall has 14 Olympic-standard courts, and was installed with permanent seatings for 400 spectators, hospitality and VIP viewing galleries, the hall was divided into two sections: with a premier section of six courts in an air-conditioned complex, and a deluxe section of eight courts without air-conditioning.
Badminton court, isometric view. The court is rectangular and divided into halves by a net. Courts are usually marked for both singles and doubles play, although badminton rules permit a court to be marked for singles only. [14] The doubles court is wider than the singles court, but both are of the same length.
The Singapore Badminton Stadium was completed in May 1952 and had changing rooms, canteens, offices, four badminton courts and 5500 seats. On 7 June 1952, Singapore Badminton Stadium was officially opened by the Governor of Singapore, Sir John Fearns Nicoll. In 1958, the stadium was managed by the Land Office on trust on behalf of the SBA. [3]
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 .
Match lengths had increased since the 2006 scoring system change. Several systems were considered in advance. [8] In the end it was decided to try a system with 5 games to 11 points with no setting (i.e., the game ends no later than 11–10). The system was tried during a period from 1 August – 1 November 2014 in lower-level tournaments. [9]
The stadium houses eight badminton courts, a basketball court, two volleyball courts, a two-lane jogging track and a grandstand with a seating capacity of 4,250 people. [6] It is also equipped with 479 parking bays for cars, 89 for motorcycles and 16 for stage coaches.
Badminton would experience a revival in Singapore after the 1983 Southeast Asian Games, when Wong Shoon Keat won the gold medal at the men's singles. [7]In 2021, Loh Kean Yew made history by becoming the men's singles world champion, winning the title at the 2021 BWF World Championships, becoming the first Singaporean to achieve this feat.