what side of the court do you serve from in badminton

The Laws of Badminton

The Laws of Badminton and Competition Regulations in the BWF Statutes provide the item on every attribute of the game of badminton.

Below is a brief overview - simplified rules.

Scoring System

A match consists of the best of iii games of 21 points.
Every time there is a serve – there is a betoken scored.
The side winning a rally adds a betoken to its score.
At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead starting time, wins that game.
At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game.
The side winning a game serves first in the adjacent game.

Interval and Alter of Ends

When the leading score reaches 11 points, players accept a 60 second interval.
A 2 minute interval between each game is allowed.
In the tertiary game, players change ends when the leading score reaches 11 points.

Singles

At the beginning of the game (0-0) and when the server'south score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When the server's score is odd, the server serves from the left service court.
If the server wins a rally, the server scores a bespeak and then serves again from the alternating service court.
If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server. They serve from the appropriate service court – left if their score is odd, and right if it is fifty-fifty.
Doubles

A side has only one 'fix'.
The service passes consecutively to the players as shown in the diagram.
At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left courtroom.
If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a indicate and the same server serves once more from the alternate service court.
If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a indicate. The receiving side becomes the new serving side.
The players do non change their corresponding service courts until they win a point when their side is serving.

If players commit an mistake in the service court, the error is corrected when the fault is discovered.

In a doubles friction match between A & B against C & D. A & B won the toss and decided to serve. A to serve to C. A shall be the initial server while C shall be the initial receiver.

Course of action / Explanation

Score

Service from Service Court

Server & Receiver

Winner of the rally

	Love All	Correct Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is even.	A serves to C A and C are the initial server and receiver.	A & B
A & B win a betoken. A & B will change service courts. A serves again from Left service court. C & D volition stay in the same service courts.	i-0	Left Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is odd	A serves to D	C & D
C & D win a point and also right to serve. Nobody volition change their respective service courts.	ane-one	Left Service Courtroom. Beingness the score of the serving side is odd.	D serves to A.	A & B
A & B win a point and too right to serve. Nobody volition modify their corresponding service courts.	2-one	Right Service Courtroom. Beingness the score of the serving side is fifty-fifty.	B serves to C	C & D
C & D win a point and also right to serve. Nobody volition change their respective service courts.	2-2	Correct Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is even.	C serves to B	C & D
C & D win a betoken. C & D volition change service courts. C serves from Left service court. A & B will stay in the same service courts.	3-2	Left Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is odd.	C serves to A	A & B
A & B win a point and besides right to serve. Nobody will change their respective service courts.	iii-3	Left Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is odd.	A serves to C	A & B
A & B win a point. A & B will alter service courts. A serves once more from Right service court. C & D will stay in the same service courts.	four-three	Right Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is fifty-fifty.	A serves to D	C & D

Note that this means:

The club of server depends on the score odd or fifty-fifty same as in singles.
The service courts are changed by the servicing side simply when a signal is scored. In all other cases, the players continue to stay in their corresponding service courtroom from where they played previous rally. This shall guarantee alternate server.