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Game of 'ball badminton' which is a native sport of India that was played as early as in 1856 by the royal family in Tanjore in Tamil Nadu in India. The game involves hitting a yellow ball of wool with rackets on a court divided by a net.

Badminton got its name from the 'The Badminton house' in Gloucestershire County of England, which was the home of the Duke of Beaufort who helped to popularize the game. British officers who had returned to the county played a game of 'Poona' at the 'Badminton house' and it soon became a favorite of the British elite class.

Afterwards it spread to Europe and United States, formal rules were drafted, international competitions were started and badminton reached its modern form.