Badminton serve rules

Jayce September 2, 2024 2 0

The serve

No illegal delay of the serve by either team is permitted on the serve;
Both the server and the receiver must stand in the diagonal serving area to serve and receive the ball, with their feet not touching the boundaries of the serving area; both feet must be partially in contact with the ground and must not move until the ball is served.
The server’s racket must first hit the tee, and at the same time the entire ball must be below the server’s waist.
At the moment of hitting the ball, the racket stick should be pointing downwards, so that the entire head of the racket is significantly lower than the entire grip of the player.
When the serve begins, the player’s racket must be swung forward continuously until the ball is served.
The ball served must travel upwards over the net and, if unblocked, shall fall into the receiving player’s serving area.
Once both players are in position, the first forward swing of the head of the server’s racket is the start of the serve.
The server shall not serve until the receiver is ready, and the receiver is considered ready if he/she has attempted to receive the serve.
Once the serve has begun, it is over when the ball is touched by the player’s racket or hits the ground.
In doubles matches, the partner of the server or receiver stands in any position, but must not obstruct the view of the opposing server or receiver.

Singles serve

When the score of the serving player is zero or an even number, both players shall serve or receive from their respective right tees.
When the serving player’s score is an odd number, both players shall serve or receive from their respective left tees.
In the case of a “replay”, the server shall stand on the total number of points scored in the set.
After the ball has been served, the server and the receiver shall play alternately until the ball is “faulted” or “dead”.
A point is awarded to the server for an offence or if the ball touches the ground in the receiver’s court and is dead. The player then serves from the other tee.
The server loses the serve when the ball is illegal or dead because it touches the ground in the server’s court. The receiver then becomes the server and neither player scores.

doubles serve

At the beginning of a set and every time the team that has the right to serve shall serve from the right tee.
Only the receiver may receive the serve; if his partner goes for the ball or is touched by it, the serving team scores a point.
After a serve has been returned, the ball shall be hit by anyone on the serving side, then by anyone on the receiving side, and so on until the ball is dead.
After a self serve has been returned, players may hit the ball from any position on their respective sides of the net.
If the receiving team infringes or the ball is dead because it touches the ground in the receiving team’s court area, the serving team scores a point and the original player continues to serve.
If the serving team infringes the rules or if the ball touches the ground in the serving team’s court and becomes dead, the original player loses the right to serve and neither team scores a point.
The player who serves first at the beginning of each set must serve or receive from the right tee if his/her team has scored 0 or an even number of points in the set, or from the left tee if his/her team has scored an odd number of points.
The player who receives the serve first at the beginning of each set must serve or receive from the right tee whenever his side scores 0 or an even number of points in that set, and from the left tee whenever he scores an odd number of points.
The two opposite forms of standing above are used for their partner.
In the event of a replay, the total number of points scored by their side in the set will be used for standing.
Serves must be alternated from both tees
When the first player to serve in any set loses the right to serve, the first receiver of the set serves, then the first receiver’s partner, then one of their opponents, then the other, and so on.
A player must not serve in the wrong order and receive in the wrong order, or receive twice in succession in the same game
Either player on the winning side of a set may serve first in the next set, and either player on the losing side may receive serve first.

Re-serve:A referee calls a “re-serve” to interrupt play.

In unforeseen or unforeseen circumstances, the ball shall be re-served.
If the ball hangs over the net or stops at the top of the net after crossing the net, other than a serve, the ball shall be re-served.
A serve that is violated by both the server and the receiver shall be retaken.
A player who serves when the receiver is not ready shall serve again.
A complete separation of the tee from the rest of the ball while play is in progress, the ball shall be re-served
The ball shall be re-served when the linesman does not see it and the referee is unable to make a decision
In the case of a “re-serve”, the last serve is invalidated and the original player re-serves the ball

Dead ball

The ball hits the net and hangs on to the net, or stops at the top of the net;
The ball hits the net or the posts and starts to fall to the ground on the hitter’s side of the net;
The ball touches the ground;
An “infringement” or “re-serve” has been declared.

Tee Errors

The following is a teeing ground error:

Serving in the wrong order;
Serving from the wrong service area;
Preparing to receive a serve in the wrong service area and the ball is served.

If a tee error is discovered after the next serve is hit or struck, the error is not corrected.
If a tee error is discovered before the next serve is struck

Both sides are in error and shall ‘re-serve the ball’;
If the wrong side wins the round, the ball shall be “re-served”;
If the erring side loses the round, the error shall not be corrected.

If a “restart” is made due to an error on the tee, the round is nullified and the error is corrected and the ball is restarted.
If the error is corrected at the end of the service area, play continues without changing the player’s new service area or order of serve.