Badminton – Court or lawn game played with  1899 - First unofficial all-England badminton  Net – 5 feet (1.
Net – 5 feet (1.5 meters) high stretches across
lightweight rackets and a shuttlecock. And Badminton
is a fast-paced racket sport that can be played either
as singles or doubles, with the aim of hitting a
shuttlecock (or shuttle) over a net and into the
opponent's court.
SHUTTLECOCK
History- The shuttlecock (also known as a bird or
birdie)
 Made from synthetic materials (only allowed
in Badminton World Federation)
 Small cork hemisphere
 16 goose feathers attached
 Weighing about 0.17 ounce (5grams)
 These types of shuttles may still be used in
modern play
 1873 - First played in Beaufort in
Gloucestershire, England
 Badminton is derived from Poona
 1860’s - Played by British army officers
stationed in India
championships for men
 Next year - The first badminton tournament for
women was arranged the (1900)
 1977 - Badminton World Federation first
championships were held
 1972 - Badminton first appeared in the
Olympic Games as a demonstration sport
 1988 - Exhibition sport
 1992 – Became full-medal Olympic sport with
competition for men’s and women’s singles
(one against one) and doubles (two against
two).
 1996 – Mixed doubles was introduced at
Games.
 Competitive badminton – Played indoors
because even light winds affect the course of
shuttlecock.
METERS
 Rectangular court – 44 feet (13.4 meters)
long
 Singles – 17 feet (5.2 meters) wide
 Doubles – 20 feet (6.1 meters) wide
the width of the court at its center
 Clear Space – 4 feet (1.3 meters) around the
court is needed.
PLAY
 Volleying – hitting the shuttlecock back and
forth across the net without letting it touch the
floor or ground within the boundaries of the
court.
INTERNATIONAL PLAY
 Athletes – Compete in best of three games
matches.
 21 points – Game is played.
 2-point advantage – Winner has at least
 2-point advantage never reached – First
player or team to score 30 points win
 Points – Only rewarded to the serving side
until 2006.
 Rally Scoring System – When Badminton
World Federation adopted it. Under which
either side can score at any time.

WINNING POINT
 A point is won if the birdie (shuttlecock) hits
the ground in the opponent’s half of the court,
including the lines.
(If ang shuttlecock kay ma hit sa ground sa
side sa court sa opponent na included pa
sa lines.)
 A point can therefore be conceded if a shot
goes outside the court boundaries, if the birdie
hits the net or passes through/under it, or if a
player strikes the birdie twice with their racket.
(Dili counted ang point if ang tira nimo kay
outside sa court boundaries.)
 Players must wait for the birdie to cross the
net before playing a shot, and while you can
follow through over it, touching the net with
your body or racket results in a point being
conceded.
(Dapat, I wait pa sa mga players na ma
cross ang shuttlecock bago sila mag tira.
And any parts of the body ang ma touch sa
net and racket kay wala say point.)
RULES IN SERVING
 Player must serve the shuttlecock over the net
so that it lands on the correct side of the
opponent’s court.
(Kailangan ma serve ang shuttlecock over
the net sir para ma land siya sa correct na
side sa opponent’s court)
 Once the serve has crossed the net (without
hitting the net), the opposition must select the
most appropriate shot to return the shuttlecock
to either win the point or gain a tactical
advantage.
(Pag na serve na ang shuttlecock without
hitting the net sir ang opponent kay mag
decide or mag pili ug pinaka appropriate na
shot para ma balik ang shuttlecock para
maka gain siya ug points)
 To win a point, an individual must play a shot
that allows the shuttlecock to either hit the
floor of their opponent's court or force their
opposition to either not return the shuttlecock
or land it out of bounds.
(Para maka gain ug point sir, dapat maka
tira or shot ka na kanang ma hit jud sa
opponent’s floor ang shuttlecock. And para
pud dili na maka tira ug balik ang imong
opponent sir kay na out of bounds naman
ang shuttlecock.)
HOW TO SERVE IN BADMINTON
 The birdie must be hit below waist height, with
players serving diagonally into their
opponent’s service box. Both players must
remain stationary until the serve is made.
 Singles - The server starts from the right
service court, and will serve from that side
every time they have an even number of
points. A player serves from the left every time
they have an odd number of points.
 Each player will retain serve for as long as
they keep winning points.
 Doubles - The server will start on the right-
hand side and keep serving, while
alternating sides with their team-mate, so
long as they keep winning points.
 If the receiving side takes the point, they
assume serve. Going forward, the player
who did not initially serve for each team
will only assume the service once their
side has won a point as the receiving side.
BADMINTON INDIVIDUAL SPORT
 A player must wait until his opponent is ready
before serving. If the opponent attempts a
return, then he is ruled having been ready.
 The feet of both players must remain in a
stationary position until the serve is made.
Your feet can not be touching the line at this
time.
 It is not a fault if you miss the shuttle while
serving.
 The shuttle cannot be caught and slung with
the racket.
 A player cannot hold his racket near the net to
ward off a downward stroke by his opponent or
to interfere with his racket.
FAULTS
 The shuttle, at the instant of being hit is
higher than the server’s waist or the head
of the racket is higher than the servers
racket hand.
 The shuttle does not land in the correct
service court.
 The server's feet are not in the service
court or if the feet of the receiver are not in
the court diagonally opposite the server.
 The server steps forward as he/she
serves.
 Any player balking or feinting his opponent
before serve or during serve.
 A serve or shot those lands outside the
court boundaries, passes under or through
the net, touches any other obstructions or
a player’s body or clothing. The boundary
and service lines are considered in play.
 The shuttle in play is struck before it
crosses the net to the striker's side of the
net. You may follow through over the net.
 A player touching the net or its supports
with his body or racket while the shuttle is
in play.
 Hitting the shuttle twice in succession by a
player or team.
SCORING SYSTEM
 A match consists of the best of 3 games of
21 points.
 Every time there is a serve – there is a
point scored.
 The side winning a rally adds a point to its
score.
 At 20 all, the side which gains a 2-point
lead first, wins that game.
 At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point,
wins that game.
 The side winning a game serves first in the
next game.
Interval and Change of Ends
 A 1-minute interval between each game is
allowed.
 In the third game, players change ends
when the leading score reaches 11 points.
SINGLES
 At the beginning of the game (0-0) and
when the server’s score is even, the server
serves from the right service court. When
the server’s score is odd, the server
serves from the left service court.
 If the server wins a rally, the server scores
a point and then serves again from the
alternate service court.
 If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver
scores a point and becomes the new
server. They serve from the appropriate
service court – left if their score is odd, and
right if it is even.
DOUBLES
 A side has only one ‘set’.
 The service passes consecutively to the
players as shown in the diagram.
 At the beginning of the game and when
the score is even, the server serves from
the right service court. When it is odd, the
server serves from the left court.
 If the serving side wins a rally, the serving
side scores a point and the same server
serves again from the alternate service
court.
 If the receiving side wins a rally, the
receiving side scores a point. The
receiving side becomes the new serving
side.
 The players do not change their respective
service courts until they win a point when
their side is serving.
NOTE:
 The order of server depends on the score
odd or even same as in singles.
 The service courts are changed by the
servicing side only when a point is scored.
In all other cases, the players continue to
stay in their respective service court from
where they played previous rally. This
shall guarantee alternate server.