A video of Axelsen , currently ranked No. 1 in the world, kneeling to serve badminton has gone viral. In the video, he and his teammates serve badminton in funny postures such as squatting and kneeling.
The reason why Axelsen took this video is related to the new regulations recently introduced by the International Badminton Federation. Badminton serves used to be prohibited from "over the waist" and "over the hand". Recently, the International Badminton Federation has issued new standards. The height of the serve cannot exceed 1.15 meters, which will be implemented from next year's All England Open. As soon as the
regulation came out, tall badminton players like Axelsen were not happy.
Danish star Axelsen, currently ranked number one in the world at 1.95 meters tall, posted a video on social platforms. In the video, he and his teammate Kolding, who is 2.05 meters tall, used funny postures such as squatting and kneeling to serve, making fun of the new Badminton World Federation rules. In addition to making a video to express his dissatisfaction, Anselon also compared basketball, "I have said before that in basketball, you will not lower the basket just because taller players have an advantage in dunking over shorter players. Height. "
Why does the height of badminton serve keep changing? The new rules of
have changed the original "unfair" situation and allowed every athlete to serve to a unified standard. The height of the serve is the same for all athletes, so the difference in the serve will not be that big and the threat will be small. The original rule is that you cannot pass your hands past your waist. It is because of this rule that taller athletes will have an advantage. This is because tall athletes have high waists, high serve heights, and relatively fast ball speeds, making such serves more threatening.
The rules of badminton do not encourage scoring by serving. The badminton serve is inherently fast, and players can score directly through the serve during the game. During the game, the winning team keeps serving until they lose points and then exchange the right to serve, so limiting the threat of serving is the focus of the game. The previous rules prohibiting "over the waist" and "over the hand" are to limit and weaken the threat of the serve. Direct scoring from the serve will seriously affect the enjoyment of the game.
The new rules can allow referees to better determine whether the serve in the game is illegal. The new rule is not aimed at tall players. Its main purpose and most important impact is on referees. Regarding the judgment of the absolute height of the serve, it is too vague to use the principle of "not over the waist". With the 1.15 meter plus serve detector, the judgment of the serve can be more accurate.
The standard of the serving height was finally determined based on more than a year of testing.
The International Badminton Federation sent serve detectors to badminton teams in various countries and regions for testing at the beginning of this year. There are three heights to choose from: 1.05 meters, 1.1 meters and 1.15 meters. Initially, the International Badminton Federation set the height at 1.1 meters, but according to data analysis after the final test, it was found that the ball speed will be faster when the hitting height is higher than 1.15 meters, making it difficult to receive the serve. If the height of the ball is as low as 1.1 meters, the ball speed will be slow and it will not be easy to pass the net. The Badminton World Federation finally decided on a height of 1.15 meters.
The detailed standards for serving height are actually not aimed at tall athletes. Most athletes need time to adapt to the new regulations. In fact, the waist position of the top five men's singles players in the world is generally below 1.1 meters. India's Srikanth, South Korea's Son Wanhu, and China's Lin Dan are all around 1.78 meters tall. , Malaysia Lee Chong Wei is only 1.72 meters, the new regulations will have little impact on them. Axelsen, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, is 1.94 meters tall and his waist is already about 1.2 meters tall. His teammate Kolding is 2.05 meters tall. The height required by the new regulations is no longer his waist. The new regulations have regard to body shape. For tall European and American male athletes, the impact is great. Not only will the threat of tall badminton players' serves be reduced to a certain extent, but they will also have higher requirements for the quality of their serves.
The previous rule was that the serve could not go above the waist, but in fact the players' heights vary widely, including big men like Axelsen (1.94 meters) and Kolding (2 meters), as well as Aoyuan Hope (1.55 meters), For a short person like Akane Yamaguchi (1.55 meters), the waist is also different, but the difference is 40-50 centimeters, which also needs to be adjusted for short people.
Chinese badminton men’s doubles player Hong Wei, who is 1.92 meters tall, felt after using the serve detector that the new rules had a certain impact on his serve and he needed time to adjust. Former world women’s doubles and mixed doubles champion Zhang Yawen was interviewed by a reporter from Chongqing Morning News. She used the young players she coached as an example to illustrate the impact of the new rules. “Tall people should have their waists positioned higher, which will definitely have an impact. . Currently, most of the people participating in badminton training are teenagers. They are not very tall and have little problem with the serving height, but it will be difficult to say in the future. "An amateur badminton player also expressed his opinion, "If you usually play. Not many people care about the height of the serve. But if the new rules are officially implemented, this rule will definitely be implemented in amateur competitions, which will have some impact, and you need to adapt as soon as possible. "
The new rules of the serve height will not only make people taller. Athletes in different sports have headaches, and players in different sports also need to retrain their serves.
Women's singles players generally do not have strong smashing power, so they mostly use forehands and lobs. It is relatively easy to serve no more than 1.15 meters. In order to avoid encountering violent smashes, most of the men's singles serves are backhand and put in front of the net . Doubles is mainly based on serving to attack the midfield and frontcourt, and it is all backhand, and the serve has more changes. Therefore, it is more difficult for men's singles and doubles players to have a serving height that cannot exceed 1.15 meters. Jin Jianqiang, the badminton coach of the Zhejiang Provincial Team, said in one sentence the impact of the new rules on doubles players, "Because the serve in doubles is closer to the net, backhand balls are often the main ones, so it will be more difficult."
rules will not vary from person to person. And change, and different people need to adapt to the same rules, isn't this the meaning of the existence of rules?
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