Badminton
History: A form of badminton was first played in China with different rules. Modern badminton was invented around 1870 and named for the country estate of Badminton in England, home of the Duke of Beaufort. It became a full-metal Olympic sport in 1992.
Rules:
Scoring: every serve results in point for one team or the other
Games are played to21 points and must win by 2 points. The only exception is when the score is tied at 29-29 and the next point wins
A match consists of the best of 2 out of 3 games.
The team serving first must serve from the right hand court. After that, if the score is zero or even, the team serves from the right. The team must serve from the left hand court if their score is odd. The person serving continues to serve after a point is won by the service team. If the point is lost by the serving team, the other team serves (person on right if their score is even, person on the left if their score is odd).
Service rules: both feet must be stationary when serving and
must be inside the service court
hit the base of the shuttle first
make contact with shuttle below the server’s waist
the racket’s head is clearly below the hand
must be cross court and behind the short service line
can not fake a serve
serve can not hit the net
The first team that serves is determined by a coin toss or a spin of the racket.
If the birdie (also known as a shuttlecock) lands on the line, it is IN.
Lets: a point must be replayed
Examples of lets: shuttle lands and stays on the net
Server and receiver commit faults at the same time
Server serves before the receiver is ready
Shuttle comes apart
Faults: The serve changes (either to your team mate or the other team pending on the inning, service possession or singles/doubles)
examples of faults: person misses the shuttle on the serve-
shuttle becomes stuck in the net on the serve-
serve is incorrect
shuttle hits outside the court
shuttle passes under the net
shuttle touches the walls or ceiling
shuttle touches clothing or person
shuttle is caught on the racket
shuttle is hit twice
The court dimensions:
20 X 44 for singles
26 X 44 for doubles
The short service line- 6.5 ft from net