Officiating Badminton

September 20, 2013

Badminton is one of the best recreational sports nowadays. It is

very economical and can be played by people of all ages and
varying skills and levels. It enjoyable game for beginners but at the
same time, can be an exciting game that requires stamina, speed,
cleverness, and agility. In playing badminton, game officials are
needed to be in full control of the match. Good officiating brings out
the best in the playing ability of each player, while poor officiating
can easily ruin the game.

Playing court dimensions[edit]

Badminton court, isometric view

The court is rectangular and divided into halves by a net. Courts are
usually marked for both singles and doubles play, although
badminton rules permit a court to be marked for singles only.[10] The
doubles court is wider than the singles court, but both are of same
length. The exception, which often causes confusion to newer
players, is that the doubles court has a shorter serve-length
dimension.

The full width of the court is 6.1 metres (20 ft), and in singles this
width is reduced to 5.18 metres (17 ft). The full length of the court is
13.4 metres (44 ft). The service courts are marked by a centre line
dividing the width of the court, by a short service line at a distance
of 1.98 metres (6 ft 6 inch) from the net, and by the outer side and
back boundaries. In doubles, the service court is also marked by a
long service line, which is 0.76 metres (2 ft 6 inch) from the back
boundary.

The net is 1.55 metres (5 ft 1 inch) high at the edges and

1.524 metres (5 ft) high in the centre. The net posts are placed over
the doubles sidelines, even when singles is played.

The minimum height for the ceiling above the court is not mentioned
in the Laws of Badminton. Nonetheless, a badminton court will not
be suitable if the ceiling is likely to be hit on a high serve.

GAME RULES AND SCORING

1. The current scoring system in badminton is the 3 × 21 rally point

scoring system. This means that three games are played to 21
points each, with a required two point difference between scores
(meaning scores can go above 21, to a maximum of 30).

2. No point is earned when a player commits a fault.

3. A good serve must go directly into the receiver’s box.
4. In single, the court is long and narrow while in doubles it’s short
and wide.

SERVICE RULES:
A. Neither side shall cause undue delay to the delivery of the
service once the server and the receiver are ready for the service.
B. The server and the receiver shall stand within diagonally opposite
service courts without touching the boundary lines of these service
courts.
C. Some part of both feet of the server and the receiver shall remain
in contact with the surface of the court in a stationary position from
the start of the service until the service is delivered.
D. The server’s racket shall initially hit the base of the shuttle.
E. The whole shuttle shall be below the server’s waist at the instant
of being hit by the server’s racket.
F. The waist shall be considered to be an imaginary line round the
body, level with the lowest part of the server’s bottom rib.
G. The shaft of the server’s racket at the instant of hitting the shuttle
shall be pointing in a downward direction.
H. The movement of the server’s racket shall continue forwards
from the start of the service until the service is delivered.
I. The flight of the shuttle shall be upwards from the server’s racket
to pass over the net so that, if not intercepted, it shall land in the
receiver’s service court.
J. In attempting to serve, the server shall not miss the shuttle.
K. Once the players are ready for the service, the first forward
movement of the server’s racket head shall be the start of the
service.
L. The server shall not serve before the receiver is ready. However,
the receiver shall be considered to have been ready if a return of
the service is attempted.
M. In doubles, during the delivery of service, the partners may take
up any positions within their respective courts, which do not
unsighted the opposing server or receiver.
BADMINTON FAULTS:
1. If in play, the shuttle lands outside the boundary of the court,
passes through or under the net, 1touches the ceiling or side walls,
touches the dress of a player.
2. If in play, a player invades an opponent’s court over the net with
the racket or person except such as an opponent is obstructed or
distracted.
3. If in play, the shuttle is caught and hold on the racket during the
execution of a stroke.
4. During play, the shuttle is hit twice in succession by the same
player with two strokes.
5.When the shuttle is caught on the net and remains suspended on
top, or on service, passing over the net, is caught in the net.
6. During service, the server accidentally touches the service line or
any line boundary.
7. The server’s racket did not hit initially the base of the shuttle.
8. During the service, the server serves and hitting the shuttle above
his waist line.
9. As the server hits the shuttle the racket’s head is obviously not
lower than the handle.
LETS:
1.The server serves before the receiver is ready.
2. During the service, the server and receiver are both faulted.
3. A line judge is unsighted and the umpire is unable to make
decision.
4. During play, the shuttle disintegrates and the base completely
separates from the rest of the
shuttle,
5. When the game is interrupted by the outside factor like the
sunlight, wind or a shuttlecock landed in your court from other court.
6. It is interrupted by correction of an error in playing order or ends.
Announcements and Introductions
Example 1
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final of men’s singles. On my right
Taufik Hidayat, Indonesia. On my left Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia.
Taufik Hidayat to serve. Lee Chong Wei to receive.
Example 2
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the second doubles of Thomas Cup tie
between Indonesia and Korea. On my right Muhammad Ahsan and
Hendra Setiawan, Indonesia. On my left Lee Min Hoax and Park Ji
Sungguh Terlalu, Korea. Muhammad Ahsan to serve. Lee Min Hoax to
receive.
Start of Match and Calling the Score
“Love All, Play!”
“Service Over.”
“Second Service.”
“…Game Point…” e.g. 14 game point 6.
“…Match Point…” e.g. 14 Match point 8.
“…Game Point…” e.g. 2 game point all.
“Game won by Taufik Hidayat and the score 21-12” , Taufik
Hidayat and 21-12 just for example.
“Second Game won by Taufik Hidayat and the score 21-13” , Taufik
Hidayat and 21-13 just for example.
“Are you setting?”
“Setting ; 10-all..”
“Setting ; 14-all.”
“Setting ; 20-all.”
“Game not set.”
“One game all.”
“Court… a five minute interval has been claimed.”
“Court…two minutes remaining.”
“Court…one minute remaining.”
General Communications
“Are you ready?”
“Come here please.”
“Is the shuttle okay?”
“Test the shuttle.”
“Change the shuttle.”
“Do NOT change the shuttle.”
“Play a let.”
“Change ends, please.”
“You served out of turn.”
“You received out of turn.”
“You must not interfere with the speed of the shuttle.”
“The shuttle touched you.”
“You touched the net.”
“You are standing in the wrong court.”
“You invaded your opponent’s court.”
“You obstructed your opponent.”
“Fault – receiver.”
“Service fault called.”
“Play must be continuous.”
“Play is suspended.”
Liliana Natsir “Warning for misconduct.” , Liliana Natsir just for
example.
Liliana Natsir “Fault for misconduct.” , Liliana Natsir just for
example.
“Fault.”
“Out.”
“Line Judge – signal please.”
“Service Judge – signal please.”
“First server.”
“Wipe the court.”
End Of Match
“Match won by Tantowi Ahmad / Liliana Natsir”
or
“Match won by Indonesia” , use name of country in team event.
Scoring
0 — Love 10 — Ten 20 — Twenty
1 — One 11 — Eleven 21 — Twenty One
2 — Two 12 — Twelve
3 — Three 13 — Thirteen
4 — Four 14 — Fourteen
5 — Five 15 — Fifteen
6 — Six 16 — Sixteen
7 — Seven 17 — Seventeen
8 — Eight 18 — Eighteen
9 — Nine 19 — Nineteen