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Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents’ half of the court.

Court and Equipment

Court size for singles - 44 feet long x 17 feet wide
Court size for doubles - 44 feet long x 20 feet wide
Net height - 5 feet
Shuttlecocks - Also known as birdies or birds. One type has feathers with a cork base, and the other is plastic with a rubber base.
Rackets - Made of lightweight material like wood, plastic or metal.

Serving
The service courts are slightly different for singles and doubles. A shuttle on the line is “in”. The server and receiver stand in the diagonally opposite service courts (always right hand at the start of the game) but therefore players may move anywhere on their side of the net. The server must obey laws designed to force underhand delivery of the serve, and the receiver must stand still until the service is struck.

Scoring system

The rules of badminton states that a badminton match shall consist of the best of 3 games. In doubles and men’s singles, the first side to score 15 points wins the game. In women’s singles, the first side to score 11 points wins the game.

Faults

If at anytime someone hits the shuttle more than once or it touches a part of their body (or clothes), they automatically lose the point. This is called a fault.

In doubles, only one person is allowed to hit the shuttle before it goes back to the opponents’ side; if both players hit the shuttle this too is a fault.

The serving is a little different in doubles as well.

Service action
The shuttlecock must be hit below the server’s waist and the racket head must stay below the server’s wrist, which means the shot must be played underarm.

The court
Badminton is played indoors, on courts 6.1m wide by 13.4m long.

The net posts are 1.55m high.

Courts should have a clearance of 2m on all sides and a ceiling height of 12m.