Rules of Badminton (May 2006)
- 0. Definitions
- 1. Court and Court Equipment
- 2. Shuttle
- 3. Testing a Shuttle for Speed
- 4. Racket
- 5. Equipment Compliance
- 6. Toss
- 7. Scoring System
- 8. Change of Ends
- 9. Service
- 10. Singles
- 11. Doubles
- 12. Service Court Errors
- 13. Faults
- 14. Lets
- 15. Shuttle not in Play
- 16. Continuous Play, Misconduct, Penalties
- 17. Officials and Appeals
- Complete Rules Listing
- Appendix 1 - Variations in Court and Equipment
- Appendix 2 - Handycap Matches
- Appendix 3 - Other Scoring System
Definitions
- Player
- Any person playing Badminton.
- Match
- The basic contest in Badminton between opposing sides each of one or two players.
- Singles
- A match where there is one player on each of the opposing sides.
- Doubles
- A match where there are two players on each of the opposing sides.
- Serving side
- The side having the right to serve.
- Receiving side
- The side opposing the serving side.
- Rally
- A sequence of one or more strokes starting with the service, until the shuttle ceases to be in play.
- Stroke
- A forward movement of the player’s racket.
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