Hi, this situation probably will never happen during world class tournaments but when during club play/tournaments when there're side by side courts it could happen. so during a game, say a player gives up on a rally (example: was tricked at the front court and got cleared), now as both players watch the shuttle about to land, a shuttle from neighboring court lands on the court. in this case, is it still a let and replay the point? The player clearly gave up on the point and the shuttle lands inside the court but only after neighboring shuttle lands on the court. Thanks
In my opinion i think it is a let, bcoz the shuttle frm the other court lands first before the shuttle in the 1st court. I don't know the exact rule about this though
In a tournament you would probably call a let. But in a social game the honest thing is to admit that the invading shuttle did not truly change the inevitable outcome of your rally.
This can and does happen in high-level tournaments when a smash or kill gets deflected sideways. In regional- or national-level tournaments, the separation can also be just the 30cm mandated by the laws. So let's have a look into the actual rules: The Recommendations To Technical Officials elaborate: Since the player has not been distracted (from playing, not from inanely staring at the shuttle or cursing at the opponent/themselves), it's a point.
thanks phihag for the elaboration part. that really helps. going back to the 14.2.7 rule on a let, does "unforeseen or accidental situation" including a player tripping or injuring? could a player tripping/falling be considered distracting?
The wording of the rule is quite generic, but is meant for things like a fire alarm going off, the umpire falling out of their chair, or a kid running over the court. Players tripping and falling happens regularly and is not unforeseen. A shuttle entering the court would probably be a let under §14.2.5, but could be a let per §14.2.7, depending on the situation (say it hits a player).
