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The original scoring system in badminton dates back to as early as 1873. [1] A match or rubber is decided by the best of three games. Each game is played to 15 points in the case of men's singles and any doubles games. In the case of ladies' singles, a game is played to 11 points.
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 exception, which often causes confusion to newer players, is that the doubles court has a shorter serve-length dimension.
The European Mixed Team Badminton Championships, first held in 1972, includes mixed doubles matches. The World Badminton Championships has a mixed doubles tournament since its inception in 1977. The Sudirman Cup, held since 1989, is a team tournament that features men's, women's and mixed doubles matches in every tie. Badminton at the Summer ...
Badminton was added to the Commonwealth Games program in 1966, as an optional sport. The sport was chosen to replace lawn bowls, due the lack of facilities at Jamaica. Having this status until the 1994 edition, when it became a mandatory sport.
The 1997 Badminton World Cup was the nineteenth edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 20 to 24 August 1997. The tournament draw was released on 14 August 1997. [2] Some new rules for intervals between the games were also introduced. [3]
Men's doubles: Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie: Mike Tredgett Martin Dew: Park Joo-bong Lee Eun-ku: Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto: Women's doubles: Lin Ying Wu Dixi: Nora Perry Jane Webster: Wu Jianqiu Xu Rong: Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks: Mixed doubles: Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry: Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen: Mike Tredgett Karen Chapman ...
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The 2011 BWF World Championships was the 19th tournament of the World Badminton Championships, a global tournament in the sport of badminton. It was held at Wembley Arena in London, England, from August 8 to August 14, 2011. [1]