Badminton is a unique game played by individuals or opposing teams of two. It combines aspects of several sports including tennis and racquetball. Badminton is played with a lightweight racket and a shuttle, a feathered-style projectile. International badminton is governed by the Badminton World Federation, which also creates the rules for the game.
Logistics
Competitive badminton is played indoors on a hard, flat surface. Badminton courts are rectangular in shape. The dimensions differ slightly between singles and doubles. Both have courts 13.4 meters long. However, singles' courts are 5.06 meters wide while doubles' courts are 5.9 meters wide. Net posts must be 1.55 meters high, with the net pulled firmly and flush with the top of the posts. The shuttle must weigh 4.74 to 5.5 g and be made of natural or synthetic material. Rackets cannot be longer than 680 mm and 230 mm wide.
Game Rules
A match begins with a serve. To serve, a player must stand behind the service line and hit the shuttle to their opponent. From there, players continually hit the shuttlecock to their opponents until a team fails to do so or commits a fault. The scoring team then gains or continues to serve.
Faults
Faults are errors or rule infractions made by one team. When a team commits a fault, their opponents gain a point. During a serve, faults are called if the shuttle hits the net or the receiver's partner before it passes over the net. Other faults include the shuttle landing out of bounds, passing through or under the net or touching the ceiling, walls or other objects outside the boundaries. In addition, a team or player cannot hit the shuttle twice in succession and a player cannot touch or lean over or under the net.
Scoring Rules
A badminton match consists of three games. A team must win two games to win the match. Games are played to 21 unless the score is tied 20-20, in which case a team must win by two points or when a team reaches 30 points. Points are scored when an opposing team commits a fault or the shuttle touches the ground inside the opposition's court.
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