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Badminton

Of or pertaining to the racquet sport played with singles or doubles who take positions on the opposite side of a rectangular bondry separated by a net. Players score points by hitting a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it lands in the opposing player's side.

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top slice

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Putting topspin on the shuttlecock so it dives down when it goes over the net.

up and back formation

Sports; Badminton

A strategy used in doubles play when one player plays forward towards the net and their partner plays back. The weakness of this strategy is that it can leave the middle of the court open.

grip

Sports; Badminton

The handle on the badminton racquet. The thickness of the grip can be increased by building up one or several grips. The two main types of grips are replacement grips and overgrips. Replacement grips ...

The Serving Pattern

Sports; Badminton

In badminton, a player while serving, must strike at the base of the shuttlecock in one stroke, and the racket-head should point down. The foot of neither the serving player nor the receiving player ...

The Scoring Pattern

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In a game of badminton, the aim of the players is to win a fixed number of games, usually, it's a best of three match. Each game is played till a side reaches 21 points first. Each time a rally is ...

The Court Area

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The area of a badminton court is 13.4 meters long, 6.1 meters wide, and is rectangular in shape. While playing doubles, the complete court width is used. This width is reduced to 5.18 meters while ...

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