Badminton History: Developing In India, Popular In The UK And Global

Battledore, the game that became the forerunner of modern badminton. (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - No one is able to guess for sure when the badminton game first appeared. Each civilization has its own claim. Ancient Greek civilization acknowledged it, Ancient Egypt too. In fact, China does not want to be left behind.

Everyone can admit. However, the game closest to modern badminton originated in India in the 17th century. Battledore, his name. The game was popular with British soldiers. Then, they took it to Europe and globally.

Differences of opinion are often heard when investigating the origin of the badminton game. The claims vary. Some call badminton from Ancient Greek land. There are also those who call it from Ancient Egypt. China also doesn't want to be left behind to be called the origin of badminton.

The common thread of all claims states that the badminton game still uses wooden sticks and sometimes also with hands - feet to hit (badminton) of various types. The goal is a simple game. How come you can't fall to the ground.

If traced more deeply, the modern badminton game actually started in India in the 17th century. The game is commonly known as a battledore or what the local community calls Poona -- the city where the battledore is popular: Pune.

Battledoredimainkan dengan dua orang bertanding memukul burungan kokoknya sebagai kok. Raketnya berasal dari baton sederhana dari kayu. Keduanya orang yang bertanding hanya perlu menjaga kok supaya tak jatuh ke tanah.

Battledore pun is widely known as a recreational game. The game quickly became popular in India. Even though it was initially only enjoyed by Europeans or aristocrats. British colonizers immediately added the formula for the battledore game.

They don't want the battledoret to just be for fun. Buttledore must be challenging. The British Serdadu started adding nets and playing the battledore game in a competitive manner with additional rules.

Not only that, British soldiers also held a battledoredi Pune competition. An assessment that made battledoredi famous to remote Indian areas.

"Battledore is basically the starting form of badminton, with two players hitting as many shuttlecocks as they can without letting it touch the ground. Bottledore itself is a simple racket, which is used to hit the light one."

"Often made by embedding the fur into a small piece of clip. Bittledore is a fun game to 'kill' time. People can argue that young women playing battledore are considered common," explained Ann Durkin

The battledorekian game is massive. Instead of being only popular in India, the battledore was brought by British soldiers to his hometown: England. This fact made the battledore a popular sport for releasing fatigue in England in the 18th century.

Battledore is often played in various places. Badminton House is the place that most often holds the battledore game. Badminton House itself is the residence of the Duke of Beaufort and his descendants.

The frequentity of the battledoredihelat in the Badminton House has made all British people begin to refer to the game of tepok bulu as badminton (badminton). The name then makes the term battledore begin to be abandoned.

The name badminton continues to be popular because of the frequent badminton competition being held. Take for example the pamphlet distributed by London's ruler, Isaac Spratt. The pamplet reads: Badminton Battledore: A New Game.

The popularity of badminton was then brought by British soldiers to various colonies. Slowly badminton became known to the world. The official competition was also made. The Federation let alone. After that, the existence of badminton became increasingly famous, after becoming one of the official sports competed in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Even though previously it was only held as an exhibition sport.

This knife was introduced by the Duke to his officers on leave from India to entertain them. It happened around 1870 and was the first time, to the best of all, that this game had ever been played.

Badminton, of course, is nothing more than an exploratory form of the battledoredanshuttlecock, played in a large room in Duke's house, Badminton House. The strange part about the initial match is that, because the shape of the room used is not as professional as it is now," Betty Uber said in the book A Brief History of Badminton from 1870 to 1949 (2016).