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Top shuttlecock speed 200 mph, Badminton is standardized (Olympics 1992 on) and it never took 100 tries. Official Rules & court: 17x44, 20' doubles. Net 5', Aluminum, graphite, carbon fibre racket wt. 2-3.5, l. 27''. 15 points to win 2 of 3 games wins match, single-elimination tournaments. In 1990's CVPage was two-track: multiform and on-a-mission for alternatives to dead Mad Queen. In those days FRC, Capablanca and Centennial were early contenders amidst all the run-of-the-mill(fun and funny) noncontenders, and everyone understood the difference between the two tracks. All knew(usually) when Betza was serious or sarcastic. Betza et al. would weigh in earnestly when pressed on faults/problems of 8x8 FIDE, the focal point and jumping board for track two. Then CVPage T2, with standard 8x8 point of departure, was reminiscent of DPritchard's 1994 ECV write-up under 'Capablanca Chess' and worldwide 1920's debate. Please read those two pages to re-create the CVPage scene too circa 1999. Today with more knowledge and knowhow, CVPage or its enthusiasts are yet less inclined to standardize any new Chesses, based on the above or any of Rococo, Promoter's, Falcon, Eight-Stone, AltOrth Hex, Jacks&Witches, Nomic, Bifurcation pieces, Quintessential, Eurasian or whatever finalists would emerge from a search. Their devil-may-care became regress, progress was left for years 1996-2002 approximately, and other entities will bear the torch.