BASIC RULES AND

REGULATIONS

The official rules of the game follow the International

Badminton Association (IBF)
or
Badminton World Federation (BWF)

TOSSING FOR SERVE

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

SCORING
The rally point system is used in scoring
the badminton game which means, any
fault committed by the serving or
receiving team gains point.

Types of Scoring
Love designates score of zero
Love-All is called when both opponents
or teams have a score of zero
In Side is called for the serving player
or team
Out Side is called for the receiving
player or team
Game Point is the point that a server
won which results to the server winning
the match

According to IBF
All double games, as well as mens singles, are
played to 15 points, a womens single game
ends at 11 points.

21 point scoring system

The Badminton 21 points scoring system started in
the Thomas / Uber Cup 2006.
-A match consists of best of 3 games.
-The side that first scored 21 points shall win.
-The side winning a rally shall add 1 point to its score.
-If a score becomes 20-20, the side which scores 2
consecutive points shall win that game.
-If the score becomes 29-29, the side that scores the
30th point shall win that game.
-The side winning a game serves first in the next game.
-When one side reaches 11 points, both players get a
60 second break.
-Both sides get a 2-minute break between first and
second games, and another 2-minute break between
second and third game.
-Other rules shall remain the same.

Additional knowledge
The 21 Point Scoring System was implemented by the BWF
(Badminton World Federation)
The BWF is the international governing body for the sport
of badminton. Founded in 1934 as IBF.
On September 24, 2006, at the Extraordinary General
Meeting in Madrid, it was decided to adopt the name
Badminton World Federation.

BWF Information
Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
President: Poul-Erik Hayer Larsen
(2012-now)
The BWF works in cooperation with
regional governing bodies to promote
and develop the sport of badminton
around the world, they are:

Service Rotation (Singles)

1.) When a player serves, their racket must be
below their waist, and the racket head below
their hand. The server must also have both
feet stationary and firmly planted on the
ground.
2.) In singles play the players shall stand
diagonally from each other in opposite service
courts, and you may not touch any part of the
boundary lines with your feet.
3.) In singles play the player that wins the first
game shall serve first in the second game.

 Player A from team 1 serves from the right

hand side of their court to the opposite side of
the court to team 2.
If team 1 wins the rally then he/she shall
continue to serve, this time from the left hand
side of the court across diagonally to team 2.
Player A continues to serve alternating sides
until he/she loses the point, at this time team 2
gets to serve.
Whoever is on the right hand side of the court
when team 2 wins the rally shall serve first.
They continue to serve, alternating sides until
they lose the rally, at this time the serve is
given to their partner on team 2.
When team 2 loses the rally again the serve is
then given back to team 1, where the next

Service Rotation
(Doubles)
Player A from Team 1
serves from the right hand
side of his/her court
(diagram 1).
If he/she wins the point,
then Player A serves from
the left side of his/her
court (diagram 2)
Player A continues
alternating sides until
he/she loses the service,
after which, Player B from
Team 2 gets the serve.

 Whoever is on the
right side of Team 2s
court when they
obtain the serve,
serves first (diagram
3).
This person continues
serving in the same
fashion as the earlier
servers (alternating
left and right sides).
This player, Player B,
continues serving
until he/she loses the
service (diagram 4).

 After Player B is done

serving, Player C from
Team 2 begins their
serve (diagram 5).
After Player C loses the
serve, Team 2 gives up
the serve back to Team
1, where Player D
begins to take his/her
turn serving (diagram
6). After Player D ends
their turn serving, the
serve returns to
PlayerA and the whole
process repeats itself.

Faults
A team that violates the rules is charged with a fault.
If the serving team faults, a side-out results (loss of
serve), if the receiving team faults, points points for
the serving team.
It is fault (lost of service hand out for the serving or
loss of point for the receiving side) when:
Service is illegal (not correct);
If the server, in attempt to serve, misses the shuttle;
If on a serve, the shuttle is caught or on the net,
either before or after passing over the net;
If in play, the shuttle lands outside the boundaries of
the court, passes through under the net, touches the
roof, touches a player or dress layer, touches any
object or person outside the immediate surroundings
of the court, is caught and held on the racket during a
stroke.

 If the initial point of contact with the shuttle is

not on the strikers side of the net.
If the shuttle is in play, a player touches the net
or its support with racket or body, except on
follow through.
If during a game a player deliberately distracts
an opponent by action, such as shouting or
making gestures.
If a player is guilty of flagrant or repeated
misconduct violations, such as deliberately
causing a suspension of play, interfering with
the speed of the shuttle, or behaving in an
offensive manner.

LETS
When lets occurs, players who served serves again.
The following are considered lets:
A shuttle or player from an adjacent court enroaches,
thus, interfering with play or concentration.
A shuttle, after passing over the net, becomes caught
in or on the net except during service;
A shuttle hits an obstruction that hangs over the
court and is lower than the recommended 24-foot
ceiling height;
During service, the receiver and server both fault at
the same time;
The server serves before the receiver is ready, and
A line judge is unsighted and the umpire is unable to
make decisions.

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