Mixed Badminton Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lin Dan

Nicknamed 'Super Dan', he became the first men's singles player to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals by winning in 2008 and 2012. He came to the 2004 Olympics as top seed, only to lose in straight sets in the first round.

Answer: Wimbledon

The All England Open Badminton Championships is badminton's equivalent of Wimbledon, and is the oldest badminton tournament in the world. Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is held at the All England Club. For a time before badminton had an official world championships the All England Open was considered the unofficial world championships of the sport.

Answer: Two

The maximum interval allowed is precisely 120 seconds. While players normally don't have to use the full two minutes, the Referee of a televised match may decide in advance that the interval is fixed at two minutes.

Answer: London 2012

A preliminary round in round-robin format was played at the London Olympics for the first time. Results were used to determine seeding for the knockout round. The two matches leading to the disqualifications involved four pairs that had already qualified for the knockout, and the players wanted to lose to get an easier matchup in the knockout round.

The scandal prompted the BWF to change the tournament rules to prevent players from anticipating their opponents in the knockout round. At Rio 2016 the top pair in every group had a set position matched to its seed in the knockout round, but the second pair was put into another draw to decide who they played next.

Answer: Indonesia

Susanti also won the women's singles at the 1992 Olympics, becoming the first Indonesian to win a gold medal. The biopic 'Susi Susanti: Love All' was released in 2019.

Answer: Malaysia

The headquarters were located in Cheltenham, UK since the founding of the organization, but relocated to Kuala Lumpur in 2005. In 2017 the BWF relocated to a larger office in Kuala Lumpur to accommodate an increasing number of staff.

Answer: China

China was first, with Indonesia a close second. South Korea and Malaysia were third and fourth, quite some distance behind.

Answer: 1970s

The World Championships were first held in 1977. Since 2006 the Championships became an annual event, except that it is not held the year of an Olympic Games.

Answer: 11

If players do not change ends at this point it must be done as soon as the mistake is discovered and when the shuttle is not in play. The existing score stands. There is an allowed interval of not more than a minute each game when the leading score reaches 11 points.

Answer: Thailand

Intanon was only 18 at the time, becoming the youngest winner of a singles title at the Championships as well as the first Thai player to win gold. In 2016 she was the first Thai to become world number one in singles.