Rules Of Serving And Receiving Court

The rules of serving and receiving states are the part from the rules of badminton that a toss shall be conducted before a game starts. If you win, you can choose between serving first or to start play at either end of the court. Your opponent can then exercise the remaining choice.

SINGLES

You shall serve from, and receive in, the respective right service court when you or your opponent has scored an event number of points in that game.
You shall serve from, and receive in, the respective left service court when you or your opponent has scored an odd number of points in that game. The shuttlecock is hit alternately by you and your opponent until a 'fault' is made or the shuttle ceases to be in play.
When your opponent makes a fault or the shuttle ceases to be in play because it touches the surface of the court inside the your opponent's court, you score a point and serve again from the alternate service court.
When you makes a 'fault' or the shuttle ceases to be in play because it touches the surface of the court inside the your court, you loses the right to continue serving and no point scored, then you opponent becomes the server.



DOUBLES

At the start of the game, and each time a side gains the right to serve, the serve shall be delivered from the right service court, only your opponent standing diagonally opposite of you shall return the service.
Should the shuttle touch or be hit by your opponent's partner, it shall be a 'fault' and your side scores a point.
After the service is returned, either you or your partner may hit the shuttle from any position on your side of the net, then either player from the opposing side may do the same, and so on, until the shuttle ceases to be in play.
If you are serving or receiving first at the start of any game, you shall any serve or receive in the right service court when your side or your opponent's side scored an even number of points.
You shall serve from or receive in the left service court when your side or your opponent' side has scored an odd number of points.
The reserve pattern shall apply to your partner. In any game, the right to serve passes consecutively from the initial receiver, then to that initial's receiver's partner, then to the opponent who is due to serve from the right service court, then to that player's partner, and so on.
You shall not serve out of turn, receive out of turn, or receive two consecutive services in the same game, except as provided in service court errors and 'lets'.