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Rules of the game

WHAT IS BADMINTON?
 A player must wait until his opponent is ready before serving. If the
opponent attempts a return then he is ruled having been ready.
 The feet of both players must remain in a stationary position until
the serve is made. Your feet can not be touching the line at this
time.
 It is not a fault if you miss the shuttle while serving.
 The shuttle cannot be caught and slung with the racket.
 A player cannot hold his racket near the net to ward off a
downward stroke by his opponent or to interfere with his racket.

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a


shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger
teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" and
"doubles".

EQUIPMENTS

Shuttlecock OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME


The object of badminton is to hit the shuttlecock over the net, and have
Racquet it land in the designated court areas. If your opponent manages to return
the shuttlecock, then a rally occurs. If you win this rally i.e. force your
opponent to hit the shuttlecock out or into the net, then you win a point.
You are required to win 21 points to win a set with most matches being
a best of 3 sets. Points can be won on either serve.

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