General Rules of Badminton

(i) Only that player can receive the service who is served to. No player can receive two consecutive services in the same game.

(ii) The service cannot be delivered until the opposing player is ready.

(iii) In the first innings the player who delivers the service shall serve only once. In the subsequent innings the players of the same team (partners) shall serve one by one.

(iv) Both, the server and the player served to, shall stand within the limits of their own courts. Some parts of both the feet of the players shall remain in contact with the ground until the service is delivered.

(v) If the service delivered is correct but the shuttle touches the net, the player shall be out. But in such a case, it shall not be deemed a fault. If the shuttle falls somehow inside the boundary of the opponent’s court by passing through the poles, it shall be considered a good service. If there is a sudden or indefinite obstruction in the game, the referee can say ‘Let’.

(vi) If a player serves from the wrong service court out of turn and wins a point, the service shall be called ‘Let’. But the condition is that it should be claimed by the other side before the next service is delivered, and it is granted.

(vii) If a player serves from outside his service court and wins the point, the service shall be called ‘Let’ provided the ‘Let’ is claimed before the next service is delivered.

(viii) If in service the shuttle falls beside the net, the service shall be called ‘short’, and the opposing team is awarded service or point.

FOULS PLAY:
Referee or umpire will control the match of tournament by using the yellow and red cards.

YELLOW CARD:
Warning to a player or coach for their misconduct or unsportsman behaviour.

RED CARD:
Suspension for the match or for the tournament.

Important Information About the Badminton Game

• The size of the court for double = 44′ × 20′, 13.40 × 6.10 m
• The size of the court for single = 44′ × 17′, 13.40 × 5.80 m
• Breadth of the net = 2′ × 06′, 760 m.m.
• Height of the poles from net = 5′,1″, 1.55 meter
• The number of feathers of a shuttle = 16
• Length of feather = 212” to 234“, 62 mm – 70 mm
• Points in double game = 21 points
• Points for women in a single game = 21 points
• Size of the side gallery = 1.64, 45 c.m.
• Size of the back gallery = 2′,6″, 75 c.m.
• Weight of the Racket + its length = 85 to 140 gm, Length 27″, 686 m.m.
• Officials = One refree, one umpire, one service umpire, four line men.
• The game of badminton is of two types-Singles and Doubles. In the singles, there are two players, one on each side, and a substitute. In the doubles, there are four players, two on each side, and two substitutes.
• For singles, a court is of the dimensions of 44′ × 17′ and for doubles, a court of 44′ × 20′.
• The one who wins the toss decides whether to serve or choose the end first.
• In the doubles, the game shall have 15 points.
• In the singles for girls there are 11 points.
• Service cannot be delivered until the opponent is fully ready.
• In the singles the players shall change ends when 1 point is scored.
• There is no time duration in badminton; rather best of three games are played in it. The team which will win two out of three games is declared the winner.
• The whistle is not used in the game.
• Normally, this game is played in an indoor stadium.