Badminton in a Nutshell

The Different Styles of Playing Badminton * In badminton, there are three main types of games. There are Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles. * A singles match in badminton features one player on each side of the net. You'll get more of a cardiovascular workout in a singles game than in a game of doubles, because you are responsible for the entire side of your court. * A typical singles badminton match consists of a best two-out-of-three game series. Play each game to 21 points unless, without a two-point margin, the score reaches 29-all. At 29-all you only need a one-point margin, meaning the first player to reach 30 points is the winner. * A player will serve from behind the back line of the court. The serve must be done only when both players are ready.The player serves from the right service court diagonally over the net to his opponent's right service court when the server has a score of zero or an even number. When the server has scored an odd number of points, she serves from her left service court into her opponent's left service court. * Faults result in a point for your opponent and you must surrender the serve. Swinging at, but missing, the shuttle on the serve is a fault as is hitting the shuttle so it passes underneath, rather than over, the net. You can also receive a fault when you hit the shuttle out of bounds or for touching the shuttle with your body or clothing. * The same applies for doubles matches as well with some changes however, such as the match having 2 players go against another pair of 2 players instead of 1, the court being 44 feet long and 20 feet wide. * Teams win points by hitting serves or shots that land in bounds on the surface of the opposing team’s court. Teams also win points when the opposing team makes errors, such as hitting a shot into the net or out of bounds, hitting a fault serve, touching the net, or reaching over the net. * A coin toss before the start of the match determines which team