Badminton Rules

        You won't feel lost in the middle of your games. Imagine a situation when you're not aware of the score and your game has actually finish. Let's say you're playing singles. Your opponent is waiting to shake your hand at the net where as you're preparing for your next service. How embarrassing things could turn up!

       You can even call a fault on your opponent if he or she tries to break the rules to gain some advantage in the game.

You'll enjoy badminton even more when you play according to the proper rules.

Let's begin with some simple badminton rules...

1. How to Play Badminton?

In very simple terms...

A rally starts with a serve.

A rally ends when:

• the shuttle touches the ground or get caught by the net.
• someone commits a fault.

You'll be awarded with ONE point when you win a rally. Win 21 rallies and you'll win the game. 

2. Badminton Court Size and Measurement

3. Who serves at the first time ?

In official tournaments, we toss a coin to decide who starts first. 

In casual games, this doesn't really matter. Different countries have different interesting ways to decide who serves first.

In Malaysia and Australia, we hit the shuttle high up into the air and let it fall to the ground. If the head of shuttlecock points towards my side on the floor, I'll serve.

4. In Out Boundaries (Singles and Doubles)

Service boundaries. Serve to the gray area. If your serve land on the court within the gray area, you get a point. 

In/Out Boundaries. After the receiver retrieves the serve, the yellow area becomes the In/Out boundaries. If the shuttlecock lands anywhere within the yellow area, you get a point.

and what happens when the shuttlecock falls on the line between the Inside and Outside area of the court? the answer is, it considered as enside the court

5. Badminton Scoring System - 21 Points

6. Badminton Fouls or Fault

Basically there are 5 types of faults in badminton.

• Contact Fault
• Over the Net Fault
• Service Fault
• Receiver Fault
• Doubles Hit

8. Badminton Rules for Doubles

The rules for singles and doubles are the same! However the rules might get a little messy with doubles since there are 2 players on the court.

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