Listing some of the strangest facts about badminton

The shortest badminton match, ever played, lasted for only six minutes.

Ra Kyung-min of South Korea tamed England's Julia Mann 11-2, 11-1 at the 1996 Uber Cup in Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, the longest match in badminton lasted 124 minutes.

It was played between Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) and Sun Jun (China).

Rasmussen sealed the match 16-17, 18-13, 15-10.

As mentioned earlier, badminton is regarded as the world's fastest racquet sport because the shuttle can clock speeds in excess of 200 mph.

An average shuttlecock weighs between 4.74 to 5.5 grams.

The feathers made from the left wing of a goose are considered to be the best ones.

Another notable fact is that badminton was earlier known as 'shuttlecock'.

The first ever official badminton game was played in the stately home in Gloucestershire in England. It is also the home of the Duke of Beaufort.

The sport was introduced in USA back in the 1890s.

It took the game at least least 60 years to get popular.

Badminton was added in the Olympics in 1992 edition.

Since then, Asian players have dominated proceedings.

The first ever official Badminton Club was established in 1877.

The club was called 'The Bath Badminton Club'.

Earlier, strings used in a racquet were from guts made from the dried stomach lining of animals like cats or cows.

Although, players these days use synthetic strings largely.

Also, over 150 nations are registered under the International Badminton Federation.