Badminton rules

Badminton rules

1. Tossing for serve

Before a match begin, opponents can toss a coin, spin a racket, or toss a shuttle to determine who shall get the choice of “serve” or “side”.

ScoringThe rally point system is used in scoring the badminton game w/c means any fault committed by the serving or receiving team gains point.LOVE- designates a score of zeroLAVE-ALL- is called when both opponents or teams have a score of zeroIN SIDE- is called for the serving player or teamOUT SIDE- is called for the receiving player/teamGAME POINT- is the point that a server won w/c results to the server’s winning the match

Setting the Score

if the score at 13-all or 14-all (9-all or 10-all for women’s single), the side that first scored 13 or 14 has the choice of setting (extending) or not setting the game. When the game has been set, both scores revert to zero.

Change of Ends

Players change ends of the court at the beginning of the second game and at the

beginning of the third game if the third game is necessary.

Serving

In singles, the server stands in their right service court when their score is even, and in her/his left service court

when her/his score is odd.In doubles, if the serving side wins a rally, the same player continues to serve, but he/she changes service courts so

that she/he serves to a different opponent each time. If the opponents win the rally and their new score is even, the

player in the right service court serves; if odd, the player in the left service court serves. The players' service courts are determined by their positions at the start of the previous rally, not by where they were standing at the end of the

rally.