The Relationship Between Some Performance Components and Competition Ranking in Elite Badminton Players: Gender Comparison

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between some performance components and competition rankings and to make a comparison between genders in elite badminton players. Eleven female (Age: 19.5 ± 2.5 years, Height: 166.7 ± 8.2 cm, Body Weight: 58.2 ± 8.1 kg) and 9 male (Age: 20.2 ± 2.2 years, Height: 177.3 ± 5.8 cm, Body Weight: 74.5 ± 6.2 kg) players who competed at Turkish National Championship were participated in this study. Anthropometric measurements, hand grip, speed, agility, vertical and squat jumps, anaerobic power, anaerobic capacity and isokinetic strength were measured. After a week from these measurements players competed at the Championship. According to comparative results between genders there were similarities at ectomorphy and mesomorphy in anthropometric measurements; fatique index and elastic strength in motor skills (p>0.05). According to the Spearman Correlation Analysis, Championship rankings were significantly correlated with body weigtht (rs=-.721; p=0.019), lean body weight (rs=-.648; p=0.43), 180 °/s dominant shoulder external rotation (rs=-.760;p=0.011), 60 and 180 °/s knee extension (rs=-.782; p=0.008; rs=-.879; p=0.001 respectively), 180 °/s knee flexion sum of peak torque strength (rs=-.709;p=0.022) in female players. On the other hand in males, there was a significant correlation only in between lean body mass and anaerobic capacity and rankings, (rs=-.793; p=0.033; rs=-.847; p=0.016 respectively). As a conclusion; it was found that better position in ranking was related to upper and lower body isokinetic strength, body weight and lean body mass in female players and higher lean body mass and anaerobic capacity in male players