You may not know these eight points about badminton.
1. You may not know: in the World Badminton League, the sequence of athletes entering the arena is usually arranged by the organizer. Before entering the arena, the referee will go to the warm-up area to check whether the players’ clothes meet the requirements. Players with the highest ranking in the world have the right to choose the color of their jerseys, but the number of advertisements on their bodies cannot exceed five;
2. You may not know: before the game, the referee will let the winning side choose the service or receiving service or which court by tossing a coin (which side of the coin is selected) or throwing the ball (the ball head is oriented), and the losing side will choose the remaining one;
3. You may not know that badminton is the fastest ball game in the world. The killing speed often exceeds 300KM/H, and 332 km/h is close to 100 m/s. Almost as fast as F1 racing car … but the speed of badminton is the instantaneous speed when the racket hits the ball, and the badminton slows down very quickly.
4. You may not know that although modern badminton was born in Britain in 1870, the first badminton competition rules in the world appeared in Pune, India in 1875. Three years later, Britain appointed more perfect and unified rules. At that time, many contents of the rules have not changed much.
5. You may not know that among the five badminton events in the world today, no American player can be ranked in the top ten of any event, but the Uber Cup, the women’s badminton team competition representing the highest level in the world, was held in 1956, and the first three championships were won by Americans. Since the late 1960s, the advantage has been transferred to Asia.
6. You may not know: The All England Open Badminton Championships is the earliest and most prestigious badminton competition in the world. It is held once a year and was founded by the English Badminton Association in 1899. Initially participated by players from Britain and Commonwealth countries, it has now become a global badminton conference, which belongs to the first stop of the three-stop Super 1000 Tour of the International Badminton World Tour, and is also the highest-level tour, known as the Little World Championships;
7. You may not know that badminton is white. On the one hand, badminton is a consumable, and several games have to be changed. Technically, although dyeing should not be a problem, it may not be economical to spend money on dyeing on such a large scale. On the other hand, it is also a very important factor that colored balls affect the line of sight when the ball flies in the air. Nowadays, badminton is made of goose feathers or duck feathers.
8. You may not know: among the racket sports, badminton is the strongest. According to relevant research and tests, in an hour-long badminton match, athletes have to run 6500 meters! At present, the average running distance of domestic super league players is 7000 meters; In an NBA game where both sides score hundreds of points, the average running distance of players is about 3500 meters. It can be seen that badminton can be on par with football in running distance.
