Luxury Badminton set by Jaques is our finest Badminton set, complete with everything needed for a 4 player game.
Luxury Badminton set by Jaques is our finest Badminton set, complete with everything needed for a 4 player game.
Our finest badminton set, this 4 player Challenge Badminton set is perfect for the whole family. The Challenge badminton set includes steel posts, all-weather deluxe badminton net with guy ropes, 4 superb Jaques' alloy head rackets, and 3 heavy weight outdoor Badminton shuttles. The whole set is presented in a beautiful wooden handmade box.
The whole set is presented in a beautiful wooden handmade box. Jaques have been making badminton sets for over 100 years.
The beginnings of Badminton can be traced to mid-18th century British India, where it was created by British military officers stationed there. Early photographs show Englishmen adding a net to the traditional English games of battledore and shuttlecock. Being particularly popular in the British garrison town Poona (now Pune), the game also came to be known as Poona. Initially, balls of wool referred to as ball badminton were preferred by the upper classes in windy or wet conditions, but ultimately the shuttlecock stuck. This game was taken by retired officers back to England where it developed and rules were set out. As early as 1860, Isaac Spratt, a London toy dealer, published a booklet, Badminton Battledore - a new game, but unfortunately no copy has survived.
The new sport was definitively launched in 1873 at Badminton House, Gloucestershire, owned by the Duke of Beaufort. During that time, the game was referred to as "The Game of Badminton," and thereafter the game's official name became Badminton.
