Firstly, what is BADMINTON? There are large sum of speculation that went through our mind right now. Badminton was introduced in the mid of 19th century at the Badminton House in Gloucestershire that was owned by Duke of Beaufort. however, this particular game has been played in England beforehand and it had make it way back to its origin. The inventive sport was legitimately launched in 1893 when the Badminton Association of England had published the new rules and regulation.Throughout that time, the game was referred as "The Game of Badminton" and as the time passed by the game's official name became Badminton. After the accomplishment, International Badminton Associated was formed in 1934 and it was a massive success. Many country join (IBA) and now it is known as Badminton World Federation (BWF). Nowadays, the members that has join BWF has exceeded 164 members from all over the world. Although England is the originator of the sport badminton, this particular sport has gain much attention and popularity in Asian countries and also Denmark. As for more information, you can view this video.
this video explain about the history of Badminton
sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton