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New Rally Points Scoring
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NEW Rally Points Scoring System

 

This is a simplified guide to rally points scoring – for full details, check the BADMINTON England web

site, or the IBF site www.internationalbadminton.org

SCORING SYSTEM

A match consists of 2 games of 21 points.

The side winning a rally adds a point to its score.

At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that game.

At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game.

The side winning a game serves first in the next game.

INTERVAL AND CHANGE OF ENDS

When the leading score reaches 11 points, players have a 60 second interval.

A 2 minute interval between each game is allowed.

In the third game, players change ends when the leading score reaches 11 points.

DOUBLES

Under the traditional scoring system each side (except at the start

now they only receive one hand. For example, instead of two sets

your opponents, a side now only has one set.

The service passes consecutively to the players as shown in the

At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server

court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left court.

If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and

the alternate service court.

If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point.

new serving side.

The players do not change their respective service courts until they

serving.

If players commit an error in the service court, the error is corrected

Note that this means the order of server depends on the score odd or even same

The service courts are changed by the servicing side only

cases, the players continue to stay in their respective service

previous rally. This shall guarantee alternate server.