Shuttle hitting the roof

[Birdie]

In the rare event this happens (more frequently of course if roof is lower), is the point supposed to be re-played, or the side that hit the shuttle into the roof loses serve for that point? I have heard people claim both...so which is it?

Thanks!

[Tim Yu]

I've always seen it played as a fault

[SystemicAnomaly]

Does anyone know if there is a minimum ceiling (or overhang obstruction) for a standard badminton court? I've played in some gyms where basketball backboards or air conditioning units are over the court and rather low.

According to (IBF) Law 13.2.4, It is a 'fault'... if in play, the shuttle... touches the ceiling or side walls.

However, I have not seen any mention of a minimum ceiling height.
Some local tournaments here have been played in substandard gyms. If the court has a ceiling that is too low (or obstructions that are too low) exceptions to Law 13.2.4 are sometimes made. In these situations, a serve that hits the ceiling or obstruction is considered a 'let' and is taken over. However, once a point commences and ceiling or obstruction contact is a fault.

[kwun]

i can't find it anymore, but i remember reading from somewhere that in situation like these, the birdie hitting all "permanent structures" are considered fault and others are consider let. i can't find this in the IBF Laws though.

eg. of permanent structures are walls, ceiling, metal beam support, etc.

eg. of non-permanent structures are retractable basketball backboards.

and many times, there are gym rules, different gyms i play in have different rules.

kwun

[AAA]

If not mistaken, it's 5 metres.

[viver]

I've read in the past some documentation about it but memory is failing me. If not mistaken for tournaments, minimum acceptable ceiling height is 12 m.

[SystemicAnomaly]

I'd be a little surprised if it was a whole metric number like 5 or 12m since most measurements for badminton were originally developed with the old imperial measurements, inches & feet (still ised in the U.S.).

[May]

I think Viver's correct, remember my coach talking abt this regulation sometime ago.