There are a lot of other sports outside of the "Big 4" that are equally as intense, but badminton is probably not the first one that comes to mind.

Sure, a long rally is pretty cool to watch, but the word intense just doesn't seem to fit with the sport at first glance.

If you agree with that kind of thinking, this rally might change your mind as it's one of the most intense and ridiculous ones you'll ever see.

 

 

This got crazy! 😳 (via bwfbadminton.org)

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The player was on the floor and he still recovered.  And then there was that insane cross court dive to keep the rally going. 

Great effort from both teams, and you could just feel that intensity watching the rally.

(H/T: House Of Highlights)