this website says http://badminton.hypermart.net/badminton.html The shuttle must not touch the net on the way over. If the shuttle lands within the boundaries of the court, the call is a 'let' and the shuttle must be served again. wtf? didnt' they change that rule years ago?
it could touch the net as long as it gets over to the other side of the court were its considered in.
did any of you read the scoring rules at that website? the author has been playing since he was 8? what was he playing - table tennis? and if he was cut and paste - man, what sport was he cutting from? 3 sets - 14 points each?
Badrad, The author mentions that the scoring was changed to our current scoring. I think when the author says sets, he means games. Phil
phil: regardless if he calls it set or games, the score is not to 14... and he does state this is a new rule... also, if he is keeping up with current and new rules - mixed and womens doubles are to 11...
The scoring rules listed by Jonathan on the site are very old. Used to play to 21 points a long long time ago. But the site was listed as being updated in 2000 so he hasn't been keeping up to date and probably got the scoring rules from some old books. The net serve also used to be a let but again, that was years and years ago. Sorry, my recollection gets pretty blurry once the time line goes past 10 years ago.
LOL. the author probably grabbed an old badminton book and copied the rules from there. it is interesting to know how the "old" system works though.
Used to play to 21 points a long long time ago. But the site was listed as being updated ---------------------- i thought the rules were made in england in like 1902 or some shiit..and that since then the rules have been basically the same .. thats one of the reasons i was soo pissed about the 5x7 scoring how can u change a sports scoring after like a hundred years.. .wtf is wrong w/these people if they want more commercial breaks.. have the players change sides after 7 points played or won.. whatever
Hmm, I must have missed that he said games are to 14. Although the rules written on the site are rather old as it seems, I still found the site very informative. Phil
and one fine day in the not so distant future we will be telling our grandchildren how for a time there games were played to fifteen, and that confusion rained down when at 13 the first there got to choose 5, but not doing so first at 14 got to choose 3.... hahahah - OKAY THAT'S IT DAD - STOP SCARING THE KIDS!
i just posted a message in his forum inviting him here. perhaps Jon will come over and make some clarifications for us.
How To Play Better Badminton scoring Thanks everyone for your input The site had not been updated for a *very* long time. Unfortunately it's not something I have time to maintain. It's simply there as an informative resource. Anyway, I've since updated the site, check it out see what you think. The bit about '3 games to 14' was a typo - apologies to anyone who was confused. But personally, I think if the shuttle hits the net on service, it should be a let
The site had not been updated for a *very* long time. Unfortunately it's not something I have time to maintain. It's simply there as an informative resource. dude thats a shame the site is quite good aside from a few mistakes and disimformation you should try to improve the site it could be one of the best around
