Rules in Badminton
Rules in Badminton
Rules in Badminton
Scoring System
o A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21 points.
o Every time there is a serve – there is a point scored.
o The side winning a rally adds a point to its score.
o At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that game.
o At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game.
o The side winning a game serves first in the next game.
Interval and Change of Ends
o When the leading score reaches 11 points, players have a 60 second interval.
o A 2 minute interval between each game is allowed.
o In the third game, players change ends when the leading score reaches 11
points.
Singles
o At the beginning of the game (0-0) and when the server’s score is even, the
server serves from the right service court. When the server’s score is odd, the
server serves from the left service court.
o If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from
the alternate service court.
o If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new
server. They serve from the appropriate service court – left if their score is odd,
and right if it is even.
Doubles
o A side has only one ‘set’.
o The service passes consecutively to the players as shown in the diagram.
o At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from
the right service court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left court.
o If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same
server serves again from the alternate service court.
o If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point. The receiving
side becomes the new serving side.
o The players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point
when their side is serving.
If players commit an error in the service court, the error is corrected when the mistake
is discovered.
In a doubles match between A & B against C & D. A & B won the toss
and decided to
serve. A to serve to C. A shall be the initial server while C shall be the initial receiver.
Officials
The referee is in overall charge of a badminton tournament or championship(s) of which
a match forms part, to uphold the Laws of Badminton and Competition Regulations in
the BWF Statutes.
Individual singles matches require a total of six officials:
• an umpire who is in charge of the match, the court and its immediate
surroundings
• four line judges (two for each side of the court positioned at the baseline) who
indicate whether a shuttlecock landed 'in' or 'out' on the line(s) assigned
• a service judge
Doubles matches require a total of eight officials. This is as above but an additional two
line judges are sometimes added (one for each side of the court positioned at the
doubles service line).