Badminton Trivia Questions

Badminton requires a winner; matches are best of three games, and a game must be won by at least 2 points up to 30. No ties allowed.

Professional tournaments use shuttlecocks made from goose feathers, not plastic. Plastic birdies are only for recreational play.

China leads with 20 Olympic golds in badminton since 1992, far ahead of Indonesia (8) and South Korea (6).

Pro players use very high tensions, typically 28-35 pounds, for control and power. Low tensions (under 20 lbs) are for beginners.

Badminton's net is 5 feet tall at the center, while tennis's net is 3 feet tall. But tennis courts are much larger, so this feels counterintuitive.

With over 220 million players, badminton is indeed the second most played sport globally, behind only soccer (football).

Early badminton shuttlecocks in 19th-century England used champagne corks as bases with feathers, evolving from the game 'battledore and shuttlecock.'

The smash record for badminton is 332 km/h (206 mph) by Mads Pieler Kolding, making it faster than any other racquet sport.