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Badminton, a sport played with rackets and shuttlecocks, is a popular game today. Due to its increasing popularity, the game was included as an Olympic sport in 1992. The game involves two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles). The objective is to hit the shuttlecock into the opponent's half of the court.

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The middle third of the court, which is halfway between the back boundary line and the net. Smashes are aimed at the extremities of this part of the court.

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A series of games, (it could be 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5) to decide a winner.

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This is the back line for the area into which a serve must land. In singles play it is the back boundary line. But in doubles play the line is 2 feet 6 inches or 83 centimeters inside the back ...

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This shot can be used with some success when playing doubles against the up-and-back formation. This is a shot that is hit low and to mid-court, so there is not much time for the opposing team to ...

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This is a shot made from very close to the net and is hit from below the net. The shot goes straight up it barely clears the net, and then goes straight down on the other side. Hence the name of the ...

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This is the front third of the court, located between the short service line forward to the net. This is the area of the court where the drop shots usually land.

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A quick wrist and forearm rotation, intended to surprise the opposition, because it changes a soft shot into a fast shot. This is used primarily on the serve and at the net.

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