- The Olympics. Badminton is a relatively new entrant to the Olympics, being included in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. …
- All England Open. …
- Badminton World Championships. …
- BWF World Junior Championships. …
- BWF Senior World Championships. …
- Thomas Cup / Uber Cup. …
- Sudirman Cup.
Secondly, which tournament is related with badminton in India?
Furthermore, what is the first name of badminton?
The original name of badminton is Poona, which comes from a city of the same name in India where badminton was popular among British military officers. The name and rules for Poona were first known to be made in 1873.
How many types of badminton tournaments are there?
Level 2: BWF World Tour Super 1000 (3 tournaments) Level 3: BWF World Tour Super 750 (5 tournaments) Level 4: BWF World Tour Super 500 (7 tournaments) Level 5: BWF World Tour Super 300 (11 tournaments)
Who is known as father of badminton?
Nandu Natekar was a true artist of his art (Badminton). Natekar first represented India in 1953 at the age of 20. He is referred as the father of Indian Badminton and was the first Indian badminton player to get an international medal for the nation.
What is PV Sindhu full name?
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu
Who is best badminton player in world?
BWF World Rankings
| RANK | COUNTRY / TERRITORY | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | Kento MOMOTA |
| 2 | DEN | Viktor AXELSEN |
| 3 | DEN | Anders ANTONSEN |
| 4 | TPE | CHOU Tien Chen |
Which badminton tournament has highest prize money?
The highest points and prize pool is offered at the Super 1000 level. One other category of tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 level, also offers HSBC BWF World Tour ranking points.
Who has the most titles in badminton?
The record for the most number of tournaments won in a single calendar year is held by Gao Ling of China who won an unprecedented nine titles in the 2007 BWF Super Series edition.
Where is badminton most popular?
Whilst badminton is a minority sport in the US it is widely played in Britain, Denmark, Sweden, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea and several other countries. Britain alone has 4 million players, about 8% of the population. As a spectator sport it is very popular in the far east.