The game of badminton originated in                            over 2,000 years ago. 

It was brought to England in            and was played somewhat like tennis.

After being played in Canada, badminton arrived in _________ and has been popular since 1929. Since 1992, badminton has been an Olympic sport, with bird speeds reaching 100 m.p.h.

Badminton was first played in India by the name ___________.

It was played before in many Asian countries but with net, it was first played in ________ in the mid-1800th.

The British took this game to england and renamed it as __________. 

Introduced to the guests of the "_______________________"

_________s: British military officers introduce badminton to England

__________: The first official badminton match is played in England

_________: The first official badminton tournament is held

__________: The International Badminton Federation is established

______: Badminton is included in the Olympics for the first time

is a net game played on a rectangular court where opponents volley shuttlecock over a net.

The __________________________ is to score by landing the shuttlecock in the opponent’s court, by striking the shuttlecock by racket and volley over to the net.

a sporting equipment used to strike a shuttlecock back-and-forth in games.

is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape formed by feathers or plastic embedded into a rounded cork base.

is a rectangular net placed in the center of the badminton court.

Rectangular court that has net in the middle part.

the shot that starts the game. Every ______ depends on the technique of the player.

Position closer to the service line, the racket is swung forward with little follow through and to bring the shuttlecock passes low over the net and lands at the front of the opponent's service court.

position on the center of the service area, using a forehand grip swing the racket forward to bring the shuttlecock travels very high and fall almost vertically downward on the back of the receiver's service area.

a quick snap of the wrist in the backhand grip with the bird held directly in front of the body. The bird travels at the sideline of the service area.

a defensive stroke that brings the shuttle in high arc and allows the player to return to the middle of the court and get ready for another rally.

a “killing stroke” where the shot is done overhead that brings the shuttle travelling downward with speed and power.

a flat shot intended to hit straight or flat over the net.

usually done with a stroke above the head the shuttle is travelling up but dropping barely touching the net.

any stroke made on the side of the body opposite the racket side.

a high shot that falls close to the baseline.

a hard stroke that just clears the net on a horizontal plane.

a shot made that barely clears the net with little speed.

any stroke made on the racket side of the body.

a play allowed to be replayed.

the player to whom the bird is served.

the player who puts the bird in play.

the feathered/plastic object that is hit back and forth in badminton

a powerful overhand stroke that sends the bird downward over the net.