History
The special shuttlecock and the idea of the game were invented in Berlin by "Bill Brandes" but has now been refined to the final game of Speed Badminton by the company of Speedminton. The inventor first named his new sport "shuttleball". In 2001, the game was renamed "speed badminton". Originally, the idea of the inventor was to create an outdoor variant of badminton, so he changed the ball to be smaller and heavier (today called speeder). The analogy of badminton now exists only in a technical way: there is no net and the game tempo is faster. In 2003, there were already 6,000 active players in Germany. The sport is growing steadily and there are numerous international tournaments across Europe. .
| Speeder-Type | Flight distance | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Fun Speeder | 13–18 m | 260 km/h |
| Match Speeder | 17–25 m | 290 km/h |
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