Serving Rotation
Starting the game
A coin toss is what is first used to determine which team will begin to serve during the first set of the match. The winners of the coin toss either chooses to serve or to receive which is choice 1 or they choose 2 and decide which court they want to start on. The losers of the coin toss make the second choice. For the second set the losers get to chose first and the winners make the second choice. For the third set they have a new coin toss. The teams submit their serving rotation after the coin toss and they will follow that for the rest of the match.
Singles
Every time a rally is scored a point iis awarded whether it is to the serving side or the non-serving side. On even points you serve from right, on odd serving points you serve from the left. You MUST serve diagonal.
Doubles
Doubles can be more difficult at times to remember from which side and who will serve as you are now with two players. First, the same two rules from singles apply:
- Score a point each time you win a rally
- Even score: you serve from the right, Odd score/; you serve from the left.
The only difference is that if you win your serve (meaning if you score a point after you serve) you serve again but move to the other box (so players switch places). That is the only time you switch places!
Laws of badminton
SINGLES
10.1 Serving and receiving courts
10.1.1 The players shall serve from, and receive in, their respective right service courts when the server has not scored or has scored an even number of points in that game.
10.1.2 The players shall serve from, and receive in, their respective left service courts when the server has scored an odd number of points in that game.
10.2 Order of play and position on court In a rally, the shuttle may be hit by the server and the receiver alternately, from any position on that player's side of the net, until the shuttle ceases to be in play (Law 15).
10.3 Scoring and serving
10.3.1 If the server wins a rally (Law 7.3), the server shall score a point. The server shall then serve again from the alternate service court.
10.3.2 If the receiver wins a rally (Law
7.3
), the receiver shall score a point. The receiver shall then become the new server.
DOUBLES
11.1 Serving and receiving courts
11.1.1 A player of the serving side shall serve from the right service court when the serving side has not scored or has scored an even number of points in that game.
11.1.2 A player of the serving side shall serve from the left service court when the serving side has scored an odd number of points in that game.
11.1.3 The player of the receiving side who served last shall stay in the same service court from where he served last. The reverse pattern shall apply to the receiver's partner.
11.1.4 The player of the receiving side standing in the diagonally opposite service court to the server shall be the receiver.
11.1.5 The players shall not change their respective service courts until they win a point when their side is serving.
11.1.6 Service in any turn of serving shall be delivered from the service court corresponding to the serving side's score, except as provided in Laws 12.
11.2 Order of play and position on court After the service is returned, in a rally, the shuttle may be hit by either player of the serving side and either player of the receiving side alternately, from any position on that player's side of the net, until the shuttle ceases to be in play (Law 15).
11.3 Scoring and serving
11.3.1 If the serving side wins a rally (Law 7.3), the serving side shall score a point. The server shall then serve again from the alternate service court.
11.3.2 If the receiving side wins a rally (Law 7.3), the receiving side shall score a point. The receiving side shall then become the new serving side.
11.4 Sequence of serving In any game, the right to serve shall pass consecutively:
11.4.1 from the initial server who started the game from the right service court
11.4.2 to the partner of the initial receiver. The service shall be delivered from the left service court.
11.4.3 to the partner of the initial server
11.4.4 to the initial receiver,
11.4.5 to the initial server and so on.
11.5 No player shall serve or receive out of turn, or receive two consecutive services in the same game, except as provided in Laws 12.
11.6 Either player of the winning side may serve first in the next game, and either player of the losing side may receive first in the next game.
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Helena Baert said
at 5:10 pm on Feb 13, 2009
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