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Speed badminton

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Also known as speedminton, crossminton, Speed-Badminton

thumb|Crossminton players Crossminton, previously known as Speed Badminton, is a racket game that combines elements from different sports like badminton, squash and tennis. It is played without any net and has no prescribed playground, so it can be executed on tennis courts, streets, beaches, fields or gyms.

Key facts

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Logo of ICO
Organization.type
Federation of national associations
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Governing body of crossminton
Organization.purpose
Sport governance
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Berlin, Germany
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President
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Matjaž Šušteršič
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Financial officer
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Maximilian FrankePetr MarklikDaniel Robles RodríguezCharly Knobling
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Yoko Koizumi
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Board of Executives
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Secretary General
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René Lewicki
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General Assembly
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International Crossminton Organisation
Organization.abbreviation
ICO
Organization.region_served
Worldwide

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Game
  • Court
  • Equipment
  • Rules
  • Match
  • Service
  • Points
  • Change of ends
  • Variants
  • International Crossminton Organisation
  • World & European Championships
  • International tournaments
  • Nations Cup
  • Asian Championship
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Crossminton players Crossminton, previously known as Speed Badminton, is a racket game that combines elements from different sports like badminton, squash and tennis. It is played without any net and has no prescribed playground, so it can be executed on tennis courts, streets, beaches, fields or gyms.

The sport is often associated with the brand Speedminton because of their historical relation. From 1 January 2016 the name of the racket sport has been changed from Speed Badminton to Crossminton. Today, Crossminton is played all around the world. Currently, there are tournaments all over the world which are organized by a growing number of clubs. On 25 August 2011, the International Crossminton Organization (ICO) was founded under the name International Speed Badminton Organisation (ISBO) in Berlin. By 2018 the ICO already had 26 members – national federations from Europe, America, Asia and Africa.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Speed badminton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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