The Philippines (/ˈfɪlɪpiːnz/ (audio speaker iconlisten); Filipino: Pilipinas),[13] officially the Republic of the

Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas),[d] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated

in the western Pacific Ocean, and consists of about 7,640 islands, that are broadly categorized under
three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines is
bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the
southwest, and shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the
east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia and Brunei to the southwest, Vietnam to the west,
and China to the northwest. The Philippines covers an area of 300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) and, as of
2020, had a population of around 109 million people, making it the world's twelfth-most populous
country. The Philippines is a multinational state, with diverse ethnicities and cultures throughout its
islands. Manila is the nation's capital, while the largest city is Quezon City, both lying within the urban
area of Metro Manila.

LINES AND SCORING

As the name suggests, doubles is a variation of badminton played with two people instead of one. Thus,
the lines will change a little. Because of the two people, doubles play makes use of the entire court.
Meaning that shots within the outermost lines are in.

Scoring in doubles is the same as scoring in singles. You get points by either landing the shuttle in on
your opponent’s side, or your opponent hits it out on your side. Games once again go up to 21 and
matches are usually of best of three.

In each game, players must also win by two or until one player reaches 30 points. Basically, the score
can go from 22-20, 23-21, 24-22, 25-23, all the way until 30-29 when the game ends.

At 11 points or in between games, coaches will usually get an opportunity to talk to you just like in
singles.

SERVICE AND STARTING A GAME

To start a game of badminton, you must first decide which pair is serving. It’s done in the same way as
singles either officially through a coin flip or casually by throwing up the shuttle and seeing which way it
points to.

Whoever is serving will start on the right side because the score is even. If it’s odd, one of the players
will serve on the left side. Players also need to stand behind the service line and serve the shuttle past
the opponent’s service line. If they don’t, it is called short and your opponent’s point.

During the match is when it gets more confusing. If you serve and you retain the serve by getting points
consecutively, you will continue serving and switch sides depending on the score. If you lose the serve
and then regain the serve, whoever was serving before will, and the other player will serve. This means,
if you were serving before, your partner would now serve, and if your partner were serving previously,
you would now serve.

Another rule with doubles is that when you serve, you must stand on one side and behind the service
line. However, your partner does not have to and can stand anywhere on the court. Generally, although
not the rule, in women’s and men’s doubles, your partner stands behind you, and in mixed doubles, the
guy usually always stands behind the girl.

If you’re playing a match, the winner of the previous game will get to serve next.

DOUBLE TOUCH, CARRIES, AND OTHER FAULTS

There are plenty of shots that can be considered as faults. Some of the most notable ones are hitting the
shuttle twice in a row, scooping it up from the ground, and touching the shuttle if it goes out. If any of
this happens to you, it will automatically be the opponent’s point and vice versa.

Another common thing to check is when a pair’s rackets clash. Generally, this is okay, but in some
tournaments, they rule it as double touch. Make sure you check the tournament rules out. You should
be okay though because racket clashing is relatively uncommon with excellent synergy.