Laws of Badminton Part II - Section 1A 1 Updated: 1st September, 2009 PART II SECTION 1 A LAW S OF BADMINTON DEFINITIONS Player Any person playing Badminton
Match The basic contest in Badminton between opposing sides each of one or two players
Singles A match where there is one player on each of the opposing sides
Doubles A match where there are two players on each of the opposing sides
Serving side The side having the right to serve
Receiving side The side opposing the serving side
Rally A sequence of one or more strokes starting with the service, until the shuttle ceases to be in play
Stroke A forward movement of the player’s racket
COURT AND COURT EQUIPMENT 1
1 The court shall be a rectangle marked out with lines 40 mm wide as shown in Diagram A
2 The lines marking out the