Bautista, Cyrus Jherald G.

BSBA FM 2-2

Badminton Rules for Doubles

SERVICE BOUNDARIES FOR BADMINTON (DOUBLES):

Example: Team A is the one who will serve first and if the shuttlecock falls to the right side of their
opponents, it means INSIDE or team A will get the first score. After the receiver or Team B retrieve the
serve of Team A they can hit the shuttle towards anywhere within the court of Team B.

BADMINTON SCORING FOR DOUBLES-21POINTS:

The badminton scoring system is commonly known as the 21 points system or the New Rules.

Since the score is 0 which is an even number, the player will serve from the RIGHT side of the court.

Scenario 1:

Let's say Team A win the first rally and received 1 point. Since they have been serving and haven’t lost a
rally, they will continue to serve. And since 1 is an ODD number, Player 1 (A) should move to the left-
hand side of the court to serve.

Scenario 2:

If Team A loses the first rally, and Team B received 1 point and the score of Team A remains at 0. Since
they have lost the rally, it's Service Over them. Team B will serve for the next rally.

Let's assume that Player 1 (A) and player 2 (A) win the next rally, they will serve for the next rally. The
score now is tied at 1-1. Since 1 is an ODD number, the service must be delivered from the left-hand side
of the court.

Remember that Player 1 (A) had a ‘service over' during the last rally. So, it's player 2 (A) turn to serve
from the left side (Player 2 (A) move to the left side and deliver the service).

BADMINTON DOUBLES RULES FOR FAULTS:

DOUBLE HIT:

Each side has only ONE attempt to retrieve the shuttle. So it's either Player 1 (A) or Player 2 (A) is going
to hit it. Even if one of them accidentally touch the shuttle with the racket, and it hits once again, it's still
a fault.

ONLY THE RECEIVER CAN RETURN THE SERVE:

Let's say Player 1 (A) is the receiver for a particular rally, only P1 (A) can return his opponent's serve.
Player 2 (A) cannot return the serve on his behalf.