- Badminton is the Fastest Racket Sport with shuttle clocking speed in excess of 200 mph.
- The best shuttlecocks are made from the feathers from the left wing of a goose.
- Ireland is one of the nine founding member nations of the International Badminton federation.
- Badminton is the second most played sport in the world after Soccer.
- The most successful badminton countries in the world are China and Indonesia, who have won 70% of all BWF events between them.
- In one match, a badminton player will run, step and jump the equivalent of 2 kilometers or 1.25 miles.
- Professional badminton players often jump two feet in the air to make a shot and are considered some of the most fit athletes in the world.
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