Badminton

Individual Sport

Rules

• Each organization is allowed 1 singles and 1 doubles team. A student may compete in both.
• All first round matches are the best 2 out of 3 games to 15 points.
• A player can only score points when serving. The service must be delivered to the diagonal service court. Players serve and receive from the right hand service courts when the server's score is zero or an even number and the left hand service courts when the server's score is odd.
• A fault by the serving side results in the loss of serve, while a fault by the receiving side results in a point for the server.

Faults

• The shuttle, at the instant of being hit is higher than the servers 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 that lands outside the court boundaries, passes under or through the net, touches any other obstructions or a players 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.

Rules

• 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 can not hold his racket near the net to ward off a downward stroke by his opponent or to interfere with his racket.

INTRAMURAL POINTS FOR BADMINTON :

MEN

Badminton is considered an individual sport. The 1st place team will receive 105 points. The point spread is 3 points so therefore the second place team would receive 102, the third place team 99 and so on. You will receive a higher place if you participate in both singles and doubles. If a team only participates in singles or only in doubles you will be scored lower than all of the other teams who participated in both.

WOMEN

Women's scoring begins at 36 for first place in individual sports with a three point spread.