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About Badminton
Anyone can play badminton!
Badminton is an easy and fun sport to play. Below we’ve outlined some of the official rules to help you get started wherever you are!
THE AIM OF THE GAME
Badminton is played over the best of three games, first to 21 for each game. Points are given when one of the following happens:
Winning Points
The shuttle hits the court floor on your opponents’ side within the lines
The shuttle is hit out of the court lines and reaches the floor by your opponent
The shuttle fails to reach your side of the net
The shuttle is served above the waist when you’re receiving
BASIC RULES
The server is required to hit the shuttle below the hip when serving, if the serve is above the hip, this is deemed a fault
A shuttle can only be hit once upon returning a serve/shot
The shuttle must be volleyed over the net to continue play
A serve must be served diagonally with the opponents standing within their respective diagonal boxes
Players cannot make contact with the net
The service is always given to the winner of the previous point, meaning it will alternate on the point won.
The serve must alternate their location from left box to right box or vice versa when maintaining serve
SINGLES V DOUBLES COURTS
Singles and doubles vary in their use of the lines on the court and these are important because of the number of players means that more or less area can be covered. Below we have two diagrams showing the difference. An easy way to think about the court changes are, Singles; long and skinny all the time, Doubles; short and fat when serving then full court during play.
