Playing a mixed doubles game recently I suspected that the opposition man was rushing both my and my partners serve (moving before the serve was delivered), I obviously queried this but its was denied and in my view continued. I waited until I was serving to him (backhand serve) - drew the racket back, no pause, moved forward then stopped short of the shuttle (did not hit it) as suspected he lunged forward towards the net. I calmly moved to the opposite service box and counted the score up in my favour. - not suprisingly I was accused of cheating! Was I techncally right to claim the point?. - discuss
you'll need a third party ie. umpire to judge whether his feet moved before your racket hits the shuttle that is all that matters, if yes, then that's a fault if only his upper body and arms move forward but his feet stay planted, then it's not a fault the only way to serve to rushers is to have a very good tight serve (obviously!) or to purposely serve short or flick serve when you sense him rushing
If this is a tournament then get an umpire to check, if it's social play then just don't play with him again. In terms of what you did to check, you were wrong. The first forward motion of the racket starts the serve, if you don't complete the serve (hit the shuttle) then you're at fault and it doesn't matter what he does....
Thanks for the replies so far. Just to clarify, the receiver did infact rush foward, moving his feet. The shuttle was not touched. His argument was that the service had started, i.e movemnt had commenced to hit the shuttle, mine was that foot movement had occured before the shuttle played.
If both the server and receiver commit a fault, it's counted as a let (rule 14.2.2). So no, you can't claim the point in this situation, it should be replayed. To be precise, the service starts when the racket begins to move forwards, and is delivered when the racket his the shuttle. The receiver's feet must be stationary until the service is delivered. In practice, it's impossible to settle this sort of argument without an umpire present.
In this case, theoretically you're correct because his fault occurs a split second before your fault. But you need a third party eg umpire to see this. Like I said earlier, a few flick serves or short serves will put him off this rushing. Also you can change thee tempo of your serve so that it is unpredictable.
This was my thinking also. The opponents actions were really effecting my partner as the shuttle was being hit straight back at her and effecting the consistency of her serve. I know its not strinctly in the spirit of the game, but it did make my point and seemed to sort the problem out.
You are at 'fault' for not completing your 'Service Stroke' . Sorry to say, you are at 'fault' for not completing your 'Service Stroke'. Your opponent estimated the time at which your racket will hit the shuttlecock. If you stop your stroke, and your opponent moves - your opponent cannot be faulted. .
Well Alexh is actually right, it is the normal procedure to call a let when both reciver and server is called for a fault. According to 14.2.2 as written earlier. /Krysser
Thanks for the comments so far, I must admit I find the rules are a little ambiguous, Do the rules say its a fault not to complete the serve or is this rule saying no double movement before the shuttle is struck. Here are the extracts I see as relevant: 9.1.3 some part of both feet of the server and the receiver shall remain in contact with the surface of the court in a stationary position from the start of the service (Law 9.2) until the service is delivered (Law 9.3) 9.1.7 the movement of the server?s racket shall continue forwards from the start of the service (Law 9.2) until the service is delivered (Law 9.3) [FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold][FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold]9.2 [/FONT][/FONT]Once the players are ready for the service, the first forward movement of the server?s racket head shall be the start of the service. [FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold][FONT=TimesNewRoman,Bold]9.3 [/FONT][/FONT]Once started (Law 9.2), the service is delivered when the shuttle is hit by the server?s racket or, in attempting to serve, the server misses the shuttle. Thx
I must admit I find the rules are a little ambiguous . Read 9.1.7 and 9.2 again. And be aware of 9.3: If you miss hitting the shuttle, the rally is over. .
Ummm... how can you say that his feet moved before the shuttle played when you never actually played the shuttle? In a match, I highly doubt that an umpire would call a let. Not sure who here knows american football but it's similar to an illegal motion by the quarterback causing an off side call to the defense. sykes, you need to find a better way to figure this out than by intentionally faulting yourself. Simply, the first forward movement is the START of the service motion and that motion MUST be CONTINUOUS. During this continuous motion the service is considered DELIVERED at the point when you actually contact the shuttle. At that exact point, both server and receiver are allowed to move. So is it a fault if the receiver moves before you hit the shuttle in your serve? Yes, it is and you're right but... by stopping your service motion you're also committing a fault (and a much more noticeable one) so in a tourney I doubt an umpire would call a let but rather call a fault on your service. If this is a social game then really... does it matter? If he insists on playing that way then don't play with him OR use the methods suggested to keep him honest.
Were you trying to prove your point that he moves before you deliver your service? you may have proved your point but that doesn't give you the right to claim that point, simply for sportsmanship unless there is an umpire then that will be a different case
We cannot do what we like, but to follow the Laws from BWF . Personally, I don't like these 2 Laws, namely; (1) The first CONTINUOUS forward movement of a server's racket is the START of a rally (2) The receiver is not allowed to move before the shuttlecock is hit (during Service) However, we need to understand from the History of Badminton why laws makers implemented these faults. In (1), decades ago, servers would do a 'Multiple Action' when doing the Service. 'Multiple Action (at Service)' = Doing the Service by moving the racket head forward and backward, and forward and backward (several times), before striking the shuttlecock. This creates a disadvantage to the receiver. Why? Because the receiver doesn't know which of the forward strokes is actually performing the Service. But I would tell my trainees to pay attention to the shuttlecock; and not to the server's action. In (2), the server could not concentrate in performing a good Service when the receiver is moving; that is, moves up and down, forward and backward, side to side, etc, etc, ...... But I would tell my trainees to observe the receiver's movement and serve to the location/area of the court opposite to where the receiver is moving to. Conclusion: We cannot do what we like, but to follow the Laws of Badminton as laid down to all players by our Badminton authority, the BWF. .