The purpose of this study is to structure the rally pattern for each set length of badminton women's singles matches to analyze differences in variables and courses related to wins and losses, and to analyze various batting direction patterns performe...
The purpose of this study is to structure the rally pattern for each set length of badminton women's singles matches to analyze differences in variables and courses related to wins and losses, and to analyze various batting direction patterns performed on the court. Specifically, each game was divided into units of set length, and a comparative analysis was conducted on various courses and rally patterns for short and long games. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, a total of 36 games and 90 sets of women's singles at the International Badminton Championships hosted by the World Badminton Federation from 2019 to 2022 were collected and analyzed. The quantified data was cross-analyzed with descriptive statistics using the IBM SPSS statistics program, and the results of this study are as follows.
First, the proportion of the "technical failure" variable was high in the variables of "technical failure" and "relative technology success" in the variables of long games in the variables of losing points by set length. This could be interpreted as not to make a mistake first in a long game where physical strength decreases due to longer time.
Second, in short and long games, the final course of the scoring variable showed a statistically significant difference. In a short game, the result was that the opponent's offense was made toward the defensive course of the opponent's court, and in a long game, the proportion of the ball was higher by inducing the opponent's physical consumption than physically aggressive play.
Third, there was no statistically significant difference in the final course of the loss variable in the short and long games. However, even in the situation of losing points in a long game, there were many runs that ended in failure while trying to play aggressive or sharp strokes.
Fourth, the pattern of the last four pitches of the short and long matches showed a statistically significant difference. First of all, in the last four-ball pattern of a short game, it was the result of patterns that boldly attack diagonally from the back to take the lead of the attack first, and patterns using net play of dynamic works. The second-longest game was a pattern of pushing the ball back to shorten it, and a pattern of the opponent attacking first or playing aggressively first and sending it safely.
Fifth, the last four-ball pattern of the losing game in the short and long games showed a statistically significant difference. First of all, in the last four-ball pattern in a short game, it hits diagonally and hits in a straight line with the pattern that gives the opponent an attack, but it can be seen as excessive play. In the second-longest game, the last four-ball pattern was found to be a pattern that did not want to cause mistakes by hitting the rear course, and it is the same pattern as in the long game that won even in the long game, but it is confirmed in the direction of the ball that leads to a loss.
In conclusion, this study investigates the relationship between winning and losing through analysis in various batting directions with the variables of causes that can lead to the results of games by set length. The results of this study, which shows which batting direction and rally patterns are advantageous in running the game in two categories of short and long games, will be of great value in future studies that analyze badminton women's singles and can be used as basic data to improve the performance of Korean badminton women's singles.