Is badminton harder than tennis?
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Tennis vs. Badminton\n=====================\n\nStatistics don't lie. The speed and the stamina required for badminton are far greater than for any other racket sport. At the 1985 All England (Tennis) Championships, Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. At the 1985 World Badminton Championships in Calgary, Canada, Han Jian of China defeated Morten Frost of Denmark, 14-18, 15-10, 15-8. The following is a statistical comparison of those matches. \n------------------------------------------------------------\nTennis\n======\nTime:                  3 hrs & 18 mins\nBall/Shuttle in Play:  18 mins\nMatch Intensity*:      9 percent\nRallies:               299  \nShots:       1,004  \nShots Per Rally:       3.4\nDistance Covered:      2 miles  \n\nBadminton\n==========\nTime:  1 hr & 16 mins\nBall/Shuttle in Play:  37 mins\nMatch Intensity*:  48 percent\nRallies:  146\nShots:  1,972\nShots Per Rally:  3.5\nDistance Covered:  4 miles\n\n-----------------------------------------------------------\n* The actual time the ball/shuttle was in flight, divided by the length of the match. \n-----------------------------------------------------------\nNote that the badminton players competed for half the time, yet ran twice as far and hit nearly twice as many shots. \n-----------------------------------------------------------
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i love that tennis is a very simple game in terms of the rules. very little room for interpretation at a professional level. compare to rugby, cricket, american football, squash...\n\nTennis is a war against yourself - one of the most psychologically challenging sports i've played.\n\nProbably the greatest thing about tennis - the all-round athletic and other talent needed. you have to be quick, have good reflexes, balance, mentally strong, timing, fitness...\n\nTennis has also been a sort of fashion parade over the years, more than any sport i can think of off hand. People like Borg, Agassi, Rafter, Wiliams sisters, Chris Evert etc were/are sex symbols and fashion icons of sorts in their heyday.\n\nPerhaps an interesting topical issue in tennis that is worth mentioning is the debate surrounding relative prize money of men vs women. they're still not equal in most Grand Slams I think. An interesting barometer of the times.\n\nContrasting styles and rivalries mcenroe vs connors, sampras vs agassi, Evert vs Navratilova, Federer vs Nadal...\n\nEquipment evolution - wooden raquets - aluminium - fibre glass - graphite and who knows what they play with these days. Clothes worn - initally women had to wear long skirts, and these days they practically wear nothing. (So i guess a theme could be how tennis has generally been quite an interesting reflection of the values and "rules" of the times over the years.\n\nProfessional vs amateur eras...
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Badminton Rules   \nCourt and Equipment\nCourt size for singles - 44 feet long x 17 feet wide \nCourt size for doubles - 44 feet long x 20 feet wide \nNet height - 5 feet \nShuttlecocks - Also known as birdies or birds. One type has feathers with a cork base, and the other is plastic with a rubber base. \nRackets - Made of lightweight material like wood, plastic or metal. \nObject of the game\nThe object of the game is to hit the shuttlecock back and forth over a net without permitting it to hit the floor in bounds on your side of the net.\n\nSome general rules and terms\n1. A player may not touch the net with a racket or history body during play.\n2. A birdie may not come to rest or be carried on the racket.\n3. A birdie may hit the net on its way across during play and the rally can continue.\n4. A term of service is called an inning.\n5. A player may not reach over the net to hit the shuttlecock.\n6. A loss of serve is called a side out.\n7. In class games will be played to 15 points and a match is 2 out of 3 games.\n8. Some types of shots are the lob, drop shot, smash and drive.\n\nServing\n1. A coin toss or spin of the racket determines who will serve first.\n2. The serve must travel diagonally (cross court) to be good.\n3. A serve that touches the net and lands in the proper court is called a let serve and is reserved, otherwise, only one serve is permitted to each court until a side out occurs. A serve that is totally missed may be tried again.\n4. The racket must make contact with the birdie below the waist on a serve.\n5. The server and receiver shall stand within their respective service courts until the serve is made.\n6. Points may only be scored when serving.\n7. All lines are considered in bounds.\n8. In singles, when the server's score is an even number, the serve is taken from the right side. When the server's score is an odd number, it is taken from the left. (Serving in a doubles game is different)
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umm thats a hard one but which is the hardest one is soccer. soccer is more competative then dance. yeah dance is more fun and stuff u have a great time. But soccer you run out a breath and its more active. so i'd say that soccer is more harder.
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Badminton. Easy. ;) Its Actually Called a Shuttlecock. Just so you know.
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Badminton came from a childs game called "Battledore and Shuttlecock", some form of the sport was played long ago in Ancient Greece and Egypt.\nThe game was called "Dead Bird" in India during the 19th century. It started as a tennis game with two children and they lost their ball in the neighbours garden. The neighbours were out so they found a dead bird and used that instead. In 1873 it was played at a party given by the Duke of Beaufort at Badminton, his estate, and bacame known as "The Badminton Game", the modern rules were set forth in the basic form by the Bath Badminton Club organized in 1887.\nThe International Baminton Federation was formed in 1934, there weremember groups in 42 counties. The bird used was a sparrow!\n\nhope that helps.
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Umm i think they are all great sports but Badminton is my favorite :)
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It is if you have a good hand-eye coordination. I love tennis! After you practice, it's really fun! But, don't just think you have to just hit the ball. It's not that easy.
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I am a huge badminton fan, it's definately badminton for SURE!
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It is very difficult to draw any conclusion without seeing the entire games of both players.  Having said that, there is no substitute for experience.  Court positioning and learning to move in tandem with your partner is the keys to good doubles play.  Return of serve and good volley skills are a very important element to put pressure on your opponents.  Also a serve which can be placed well can make for easier poaching opportunities.  If I was looking for a doubles partner as you are, I would consider 3 things.  1. Which player is more likely to make fewer errors and give a stronger effort to win on court.  2. Which player has the most potential to improve on his skills by having a stronger work ethic.  and 3. Is any of them close to graduating/or is a better communicator and willing to accept suggestion.  Sometimes its better to look beyond the player and focus on the intangibles to make a stronger team.  Hope this helps and you are able to make the right choice.
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they are not too bad compare to all the badminton player in the world. they need to work harder if they wanted to win any medal or competition.
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Only if you keep working hard. The competition will only get tougher. Its all about how hard you want it.
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i am going to guess what you meant on the question...a higher economic class will play tennis vs other sports because in order to play tennis, you have to buy rackets, court times, etc. tennis, of course, is a "country club" sport like golf. soccer would be the perfect example of a non-country club sport and that is why it is so popular in third-world countries. i have seen kids in poverish neighbourhoods play soccer with a tin can or something of that sort because that is all it takes to play: something to kick. just must 12 of your best friends and find something kickable and you can play. however, with tennis, you have to have money to buy rackets and have to pay for tennis balls and get a court to play a match. for tournament players as well, it costs tens of thousands to play what with lessons and transportation and racket stringing. as a top player in the south, we have spent somewhere from 10-15,000 dollars a year on tennis. it is a very expensive sport.
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Yes, ping-pong is a sport.\nIt is actually an Olympic Sport, I think...
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Would never, ever get close.\n\nAny sport that uses the terms 'Racket' and 'Balls' in the same sentance isn't something I wouldn't go near.
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Racketball is like tennis and it varies from countries.
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Hmm..okay okay, to be honest I would probably consider Cheerleading a sport. Because...even Badminton is considered a sport and that's almost effortless.. I'm sure yall take alot of energy and endurance to do some of your cheerleading activities...just like gymnists. I think the reason they don't enlist it under Sports much is because sports seem more based on...i dont know...traditional outdoor agreesive playing i guess...and cheerleading seems more like a performance maybe? i think that's it...dat pplz look at cheerleading more like a performance...but it should be considered a sport.