Who is in the right? - help

You're both in the wrong.

 

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....

 

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.

 

You are at 'fault' for not completing your 'Service Stroke'

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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.
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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

 

I must admit I find the rules are a little ambiguous

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Read 9.1.7 and 9.2 again.

And be aware of 9.3: If you miss hitting the shuttle, the rally is over.
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why do you do that? put a . above and below your post?

 

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

 

It's just a habit

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It's just a habit of saying when I start and finish my opinion in discussion.
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We cannot do what we like, but to follow the Laws from BWF

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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.

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Nothing to add here, except that Alex is right.