Badminton is a sport with mass appeal. It is played intensely by professionals and recreationally by families. Two players or teams use rackets to hit a shuttlecock, or bird, over a net until one side scores a point. A game is played to 21 points and a match is the best of three games.
Scoring
A player wins a point every time he plays the shuttlecock over the net and in bounds and his opponent does not return it, whenever his opponent hits the shuttlecock out of bounds, or whenever his opponent commits a fault. No player is allowed to hit the shuttlecock more than once before returning it over the net. A player must win a game by two points. For example, when the score is tied 20 to 20, one player must score two consecutive points to win the game. However, when a game is tied at 29, the first player to score the next point wins. The player that wins the game serves first in the next game.
Serving
The server stands in the right side of the court and hits the shuttlecock to his opponent in the diagonally opposite court. If he wins the rally, he wins the point and serves again from the other side of the court. If he loses the rally, his opponent wins the point and the right to serve- he serves from the left side if his score is odd and the right side if his score is even. The server must hit the shuttlecock below his waist and keep both feet on the ground.
Faults
During the serve, a fault is called if the shuttlecock lands on top of the net or gets caught in the net. During play, a fault is called if the shuttlecock passes through the net, passes under the net or gets caught in the net. A player commits a fault when he touches the net or crosses over into his opponent's side.
Lets
A let is called and the point is replayed if the shuttlecock is caught on top of the net or passes over the net and gets caught in it after the serve is returned.
Changing Ends
Players switch ends of the court after the completion of each game and when a player reaches 11 points in the third game.
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