The area of badminton that I have interest in is the history of the sport, and where it came from. I selected this area because now that I have learned the rules and gained experience for the game, it made me wonder where it all originated. Before I enrolled in this course, I had little knowledge of the sport. Since badminton is almost unheard of in this area, I was curious how it made its …showed first 75 words of 418 total…

…showed last 75 words of 418 total…a professional sport in the 1980s, when the IBF established the World Grand Prix Circuit. The U. S. Open, which offers $200,000 in prize money, is the highest paying tournament on the tour. The Grand Prix Finals tournament has a total purse of $350,000. For a game of this nature, that is a lot of money to win. However, if it is one of the only things I learn or experience, badminton is a very skilled sport.