Shuttle falling on the line while serving

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  1. Rajeshgsb

    Rajeshgsb Regular Member

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    Dear All,
    When I serve the shuttle to the opponent, if the shuttle falls exactly on the line (any of the lines) who will gain the point ? Me or my opponent ?

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    Rajesh
     
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    If the shuttle touches any of the lines, that is considered to be "in" court.
    Whether in service or rally.
     
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    But not any other line except the service line.
     
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    :p good one loh
     
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    Meaning that the shuttle cannot fall on any other line than the service line during a serve. is it ?
     
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    If the shuttle lands on the line then it counts as being in. But you have to use a bit of common sense. For instance, if you're serving, then it has to land inside the service area, or on one of the lines around that area. If you're supposed to be serving to the right hand side and the shuttle lands on the left hand side line or on one of the lines on your own side, then of course it's a fault.
     
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    Now see what you've done Loh, you've gone and confused the OP.
     
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    Hahaha, I'm sorry. I assume that he is playing on the singles court and that he knows some basic rules on serving.
     
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    the line is still considered part of the court area, so its in.
     
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    Right in the centre

    What about the line, directly in the centre? I have sometimes hit it and the people at my club have ALWAYS considered it as out, although from watching international double matches I notice that the serving players will usually aim directly for the centre line (especially Fu Haifeng's "index finger, number 1" serve if you can catch it on closeup sometimes) as one of their game plan :confused:
     
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    touching the center line is IN.
     
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    Also touching the boundary or tramline within the service court is IN.
     
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    It will be called IN..:)
    and u get the point.
     
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    Why you called so late umpire!
     
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    shuttle on the line of receiver's court is in

    Lines are part of the court, see Law 1.3 (http://bit.ly/dMYAWZ, also given below)

    1.3 All the lines shall form part of the area which they define.

    In singles, the receiver court is diagonally opposite the server, and is bound by the following four lines:
    • the short service line from the centre to the inside tramline,
    • the centre line from the centre to the baseline,
    • the baseline from the centre to the inside tramline, and
    • the inside tram-line from the short service line to the baseline.

    In doubles, the lines are:
    • the short service line from the centre to the outside tramline (full width of that half-court),
    • the centre line from the centre to the inside baseline (long service line),
    • the inside baseline from the centre to the outside tramline,
    • the outside tramline from the short service line to the long service line.

    Also see the court schematic on page 5 for more details.

    Shuttle landing within these boundaries, including the lines, will be in.
     

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