They smash birdies with guys like Paul Sasseville, 31, a former junior national champion from Canada who totes around a BlueKnight badminton bag stuffed with seven rackets, worth about $1,400.

Both the fastest badminton smash and the fastest badminton smash in competition records are held by India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. He hit a blistering 565 km/h (351.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Pearly Tan smash Guinness World Records title with fastest badminton hits. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ahmedabad Smash Masters beat Delhi Dashers in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) contest at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad.