Rules and Regulations of Badminton

A game always begins with a toss, which helps decide who will serve
first or choose the courtside, after which the match starts with a
legal service.

When the player cannot return the shuttle, a point is gained by the
other player who just played the last stroke.

Every match holds three-game sets, and to win the game, a player
has to win two sets out of three, each with 21 points.

And the game begins with a:

• TOSS
Toss is made at the very beginning of
the match.

A toss-winning player can decide

whether he would like to serve or
receive first.

And the one who loses the toss gets

the chance to choose the side of the
court.
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• RECEIVING
In singles, players must stand
diagonally and perform a service.

In doubles, the server must stand

diagonally from the receiving player.

And, in case the receiver’s partner

accidentally touches or hits the
shuttlecock, it will be counted as a
fault.
• SERVICE
While performing a service, players
occupy the opposite end of the court
and must be standing diagonally
opposite each other instead of
standing in line.

And there are some points that you

need to keep in mind while
performing a serve stroke, which I
have mentioned below:
While serving you must keep your shuttlecock below 1.15 meters from the
ground.

While hitting the shuttlecock your racket should contact only with its base
portion, which is made up of cork.

The shuttle must fly over the net to the opponent’s court and try not to hit the
shuttle beyond the back boundary line.

And in case a server misses the shuttlecock while serving, it is counted as a

service fault.
• SCORING

A rally begins just after performing a service, and during the rally,
a player scores when his opponent misses out on the shuttlecock
or a shot.

As I have mentioned above, a match holds three-game sets; to win

the game; a player must win two sets out of these three.
• CHANGING ENDS

Umpire usually calls for the changing ends after completing each set,
where the players get a 60-second break to change their end side.

And during the last set, players changed their ends when one of them
scored 11 points.
• SERVICE
While performing a service, players
occupy the opposite end of the court
and must be standing diagonally
opposite each other instead of
standing in line.

And there are some points that you

need to keep in mind while
performing a serve stroke, which I
have mentioned below:
Important Things to Remember for a Friendly-Match

You cannot perform a service or start the match unless your opponent is ready.

Your feet should not be touching the boundary lines while performing a serve.

If a server misses the shuttlecock while serving and tries to perform the service
again, it will be considered a service fault.

A player is not allowed to fling and hold the shuttle for a long time.

One cannot hit the shuttle over the net before it enters his court.

Also, you cannot hold the racket near the net and disturb your opponent.
Specific Rules for Singles
A badminton match starts with (0-0)
points, but when a server’s score turns
even, he needs to serve from the right side
of the court, and if his score is odd, then he
needs to serve from the left side of the
court.

If a server wins a rally, he scores a point

and gets the chance to serve again.

And in case the receiver wins a rally, he

becomes a new server.
Specific Rules for Doubles
When the server’s score is even, he serves from the right
side of the court, and when his score turns odd, he
performs a service from the left side.

If the receiving side wins a rally, they become the new

servers.

If the server-side scores a point or wins a rally, then they

again get to serve from the alternative court.

Players do not change their service court unless they win

a point when their side gets a chance to serve.
Badminton scoring system
All singles and doubles matches are the best-of-three games.
The first side to 21 points wins a game.

A point is scored on every serve and awarded to whichever side

wins the rally. The winning side gets the next serve.

If the score is 20-20, a side must win by two clear points to win
the game. If it reaches 29-29, the first to get their 30th point
wins.
Winning a point
A point is won if the birdie (shuttlecock) hits the ground in the
opponent’s half of the court, including the lines.

A point can therefore be conceded if a shot goes outside the court

boundaries, if the birdie hits the net or passes through/under it, or if a
player strikes the birdie twice with their racket.

Players must wait for the birdie to cross the net before playing a shot,
and while you can follow through over it, touching the net with your body
or racket results in a point being conceded.