June 21, 2025

BWF Badminton Rules:CONTENTS

1COURT AND COURT EQUIPMENT2SHUTTLE3TESTING A SHUTTLE FOR SPEED4RACKET5EQUIPMENT AND...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (17):OFFICIALS AND APPEALS

17. OFFICIALS AND APPEALS17.1The Referee shall be in overall charge of the tournament or...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (16):CONTINUOUS PLAY, MISCONDUCT & PENALTIES

16. CONTINUOUS PLAY, MISCONDUCT PENALTIES16.1Play shall be continuous from the first service until...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (15):SHUTTLE NOT IN PLAY

15. SHUTTLE NOT IN PLAYA shuttle is not in play when:15.1it strikes the net or post and starts to...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (14):LETS

14. LETS14.1‘Let’ shall be called by the umpire, or by a player (if there is no umpire), to halt...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (13):FAULTS

13. FAULTSIt shall be a ‘fault’:13.1if a service is not correct (Law 9.1);13.2if, in service, the...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (12):SERVICE COURT ERRORS

12. SERVICE COURT ERRORS12.1A service court error has been made when a player:12.1.1has served or...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (11):DOUBLES

11. DOUBLES11.1Serving and receiving courts11.1.1A player of the serving side shall serve from the...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (10):SINGLES

10. SINGLES10.1Serving and receiving courts10.1.1The players shall serve from, and receive in,...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (9):SERVICE

9. SERVICE9.1In a correct service,9.1.1neither side shall cause undue delay to the delivery of the...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (8):CHANGE OF ENDS

8. CHANGE OF ENDS8.1Players shall change ends:8.1.1at the end of the first game;8.1.2at the end of...
June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (7):SCORING SYSTEM

7. SCORING SYSTEM7.1A match shall consist of the best of three games, unless otherwise...