Badminton is similar to the harmonica. You learn the basics quickly, but it takes years of practice to become a great player. One of the great things about the game: you do not have to be a big person to pack a lot of power in your hit. Badminton offers players opportunities to test their hand-eye coordination while receiving a cardiovascular workout.
Points
You need to win two out of three badminton games to beat your opponent. To win a game of badminton, score 21 points and win by a margin of two points or more. If the score reaches 29-all, the player scoring the 30th point grabs the victory. According to the official badminton rules published by the Badminton World Federation, every time the shuttle is served, a point is scored.
Score badminton points by winning a rally. The rally starts when the server hits the net and ends with a stoppage of play. You can win a rally by grounding the shuttle inside your opponent’s court. You can lose the rally if the shuttle lands out of bounds. The team that wins the rally serves next.
Service
A simple coin toss, or spin of the racket, determines who serves first. Determining which side you should serve on during the badminton game is simple. If you’re serving and your score is zero or an even number, you serve from the right service court. Second, when it’s your serve and your score ends in an odd number, you serve from the left service court.
Badminton doubles is a game played in teams with two people on each side. All four players stand on the court at the same time. Do not let this extra person confuse you as to which service court you should serve from. Follow the same rules for serving in a game of singles.
Breaks and Changing Ends
Players earn a one-minute break, called an interval in badminton terminology, when the either side reaches 11 points. Between games, players are permitted to rest for two minutes.
The change of ends, switching sides, happens up to three times each set. Change ends in badminton before the start of the second and third game. During the third game, players change ends when the leading player earns eight points. If you forget to change ends, do it when you remember. The score remains the same and no there is no need to replay any points.
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