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
8. Change of Ends
- 8.1
Players shall change ends:
- 8.1.1
- at the end of the first game;
- 8.1.2
- at the end of the second game, if there is to be a third game; and
- 8.1.3
- in the third game when a side first scores 11 points.
- 8.2
- If the ends are not changed as indicated in Law 8.1, it shall be done so as soon as the mistake is discovered and when the shuttle is not in play. The existing score shall stand.
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