According to legend, badminton first appeared in14-15th century Japan. The racket is made of wood, and the ball is made of cherry stones and feathers. This kind of ball is too heavy because the ball holder is a cherry pit. The ball flies too fast and its feathers are easily damaged. In addition, the cost of the ball is too high, so the sport has been popular for a while and then slowly disappeared.

Second, in India.

Around the18th century, a game appeared in Pune, India, which was very similar to badminton in Japan in the early years. The ball is made of round cardboard with a diameter of about 6 cm, with a shuttlecock inserted in the middle (similar to the shuttlecock in China). The board is made of wood, and the game is that two people stand face to face and hit the ball back and forth with boards in their hands.

3. Born in England

Modern badminton was born in England, about 1800, which originated from tennis. We can notice that today's badminton court and tennis court are still very similar. 1870, balls and rackets with ropes made of feathers and cork appeared. 1873, beaufort, Duke of England, performed a badminton match in his garden in Birmingham, Glasgow. Since then, badminton has gradually developed, and "Birmingham" has become the name of badminton, which is written in English as "badminton". At that time, the venue was gourd-shaped, with two wide ends and a narrow middle, and a net hung in the narrow place. It was not until 190 1 that it was changed into a rectangle.