Physical Education

Unit - 5

5.1.9.Badminton
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) approved the 21-point rally point system in May of 2006. The change from the old 15-point system makes badminton matches shorter and more predictable because scoring occurs regardless of who serves the shuttle. It's also meant to reduce stress and injuries and to make matches more exciting to watch and understand. The BWF was formerly called the International Badminton Federation.
Scoring
In the old 15-point system, only the serving side was allowed to increase its score. Under the new rally point system, a player wins a rally anytime his shuttle goes over the net and hits the floor of his opponent's court. The opponent wins the rally if the player's the shuttle hits the net, goes out of bounds, touches the player's clothing or body, or gets hit a second time before it crosses the net. A match is the best of three games that go to 21 points.
Tie-Breaking
When a game is tied 20 all, the player or doubles team that wins the first two consecutive points also wins that game. When a game is tied at 29 points, the side that takes the next rally wins the game with a score of 30 to 29, meaning the maximum game score is 30, according to the Edmonton District Badminton Association.
Serving
The serving side keeps the serve as long as it continues to win rallies. The server alternates service courts for as long as she continues to serve. When the server's score is even, the shuttle is served from the right service court. When the score is odd, service comes from the left court. In doubles play, this means that when service changes from one team to the other the first serve can be done from the left service court. This never happened under the old 15-point system.