Badminton Rules

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Badminton is sport which can be played formally or informally. It is a great sport which can be set up with little effort. Most large retailer have backyard badminton sets for sale. But even when playing a social game of badminton it is always good to play according to set rules. This is will ensure a better playing experience.

But before I explain, badminton rules I will define what some badminton lingo is:

Shuttle - consists of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers, usually made of plastic

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Racket - A badminton racket consists of a head, throat, shaft and handle. A racket can not 27 in (680mm) in overall length and 9.1 in (230 mm) in overall width. The head (the stringed part) cannot 11 in (280 mm) in length and 8.6 in (220mm) in width.

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Court - this is the playing area of the game

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Net - usually made from fine cord and is 2'6" (76cm) in depth.

Badminton clubs are at liberty to vary the official rules slightly, so if you are playing at a club; make sure that you are familiar with their rules.

Scoring

A badminton match consists of 3 games and the winner is the team/player who wins the most games. In a doubles game the first team to score 15 points wins the game. In a singles game the player to score 11 points wins the game

In a doubles game both teams may get 14 (10 in a singles game). When this happens the team who first got 14 can choose to continue the game to 15 (11) or choose to continue the game to 17 points (13 ina singles game.

The winning team/player begins serving on the next game.

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Game faults:

If the shuttle:

lands outside the boundaries of the court (on the line is not considered out of bounds)
passes through the net (yeah ... it is possible)
passes under the net
is hit twice by the same player or once by each player on the team
gets caught in the player's racquet (yip also know to happen) and then released by the player
gets caught in the net
touches the ceiling or walls
touches the player or the clothes of the player

If the player:

strikes the shuttle on the opponents court
touches the net or its support with their person, clothes or racket
invades the opponent's court with their person or racket and hence distracting or obstructing them

Badminton Rules for a singles game

The badminton rules are similar to doubles except that there is no alternately between serves between the team.