• Sports in China • Sports in AmericaSports2Sports3 BadmintonBadmintonPing-pongPing-pong BadmintonThe history…• The modern game won popularity with the British army stationed in India in the mid-19th century.• Army officers brought it home to England, and in 1873, the duke of Beaufort introduced the game to royal society at his country estate, badminton house, in Gloucestershire.• Bath badminton club was founded four years later.The name…• Since Badminton is the place where the game came into being, it was suggested that the game be named after it, thus the game had a new name-badminton.International Badminton Federation• International Badminton Federation (IBF) was established by 8 countries, including France, Scotland, England, Wales, Denmark, New Zealand, Canada and Holland.• Established in 1934• The headquarter located in London.• In 2006, International Badminton Federation changed the name to Badminton World Federation (BWF).The events…The Sudirman cupWorld mixed team championshipsThe Sudirman cup was named after Mr. Dick Sudirman, the father of badminton association of Indonesia1989, JakartaThe tournament is held every two years. The Thomas cup• “Men’s team world badminton championship”• The Thomas cup was donated by the first IBF president, sir George Thomas. Therefore, the men’s team game has been called Thomas Cup.• The first tournament was held between 1948 and 1949 in Scotland.• The game has been held every two years since 1982.The Uber cup• “Women’s team world badminton championship”.• The tournament was donated by Mrs. H.S. Uber, famous English female player in the thirties.• The first tournament was held between 1956 to 1957 in Lancashire, Britain.• The game has been...