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1. A tennis, badminton, or squash bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, or other material.
2. Poona is a descendant of the children's game battledore and shuttlecock, which was played almost 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece.
3. On a badminton court, there might be two or four players: one player on each side or a team of two players. Singles are one-on-one matches, while doubles are two-on-two matches. You don't have to take turns hitting the shuttle in doubles; either player can do it.
4. Badminton is a racquet sport in which players hit a shuttlecock across a net with racquets. The most frequent varieties of the game are "singles" and "doubles," though it can be played with larger teams.
5. In the sport of badminton, a shuttlecock is a high-drag projectile. Feathers inserted in a rounded cork base give it an open conical appearance. The form of the shuttlecock makes it very aerodynamically stable.
