LESSON 3

Players in Badminton
Singles, doubles, and mixed doubles
• You can have either two or four players on a badminton court: one

player on each side, or a team of two players on each side.

One-against-one is called singles; two-against-two is called doubles.

• In doubles, either player can hit the shuttle; you do not have to take

it in turns. The only exceptions are the first two shots of the rally;
In total, there are five types of badminton:
• Men’s singles
• Women’s singles
• Men’s doubles
• Women’s doubles
• Mixed doubles (each team is a man and a woman)
Team Officials
• There is a total of 10 to 13 officials in
a badminton tournament. The
REFEREE
variation is on the line judges. The
BWF is recommended to have 10 line

UMPIRE
judges per court. But some
tournaments will only have 8 line
judges

SERVICE JUDGE LINE JUDGE

1. Referee - is the most senior official. They have absolute authority,
and they are in charge of all matters which affect play and the
players – both on the court and off the court.

2. Umpire - is in charge of the badminton court and all the matches

in a tournament.

3. Service Judge - sits on a low chair in front of the net opposite the
umpire.

4. Line Judge/s – is/are placed at each line of badminton court to

look after if a shuttle landed is in or out of the court near the line
you are appointed to look after.