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AWARD CEREMONY

he sport was played under the Pune rules England, Scotland, Wales, Canada, Denmark, France,
until 1887, when J. H. E. Hart of the Bath Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand were the
TBadminton Club drew up revised regulations. founding members of the International Badminton
[5] In 1890, Hart and Bagnel Wild again revised Federation in 1934, now known as the Badminton
the rules. The Badminton Association of England World Federation. India joined as an affiliate in 1936.
(BAE) published these rules in 1893 and officially The BWF now governs international badminton.
launched the sport at a house called “Dunbar” in Although initiated in England, competitive men’s
Portsmouth on 13 September. The BAE started badminton has traditionally been dominated in
Europe by Denmark. Worldwide, Asian nations have
the first badminton competition, the All England become dominant in international competition.
Open Badminton Championships for gentlemen’s China, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
doubles, ladies’ doubles, and mixed doubles, in and South Korea are the nations which have
1899. Singles competitions were added in 1900 and consistently produced world-class players in the
an England–Ireland championship match appeared past few decades, with China being the greatest
in 1904. force in men’s and women’s competition recently.