hey everyone, just had a question about playing in doubles. I was just told that when receiving the birdie in a doubles game, it is illegal if my partner and i swing and hit each others racket while making the birdie still go over the net. is that true? i've been playing for a couple of years and that happens once in a while but i havent heard of that rule today. i would under if somehow both of us hit the birdie at the same time and it still went over, but only one of us actually make contact with the birdie while the other just makes contact with the other racket. any help would be appreciated. thanks!
http://www.badminton-information.com/rules-of-badminton.html 2/3 down the page: "If the shuttle is hit by a player and the player's partner successively or touches a player's racket and continues towards the back of that player's court."
Just to clarify this slice and bob are talking about 2 different situations. If both players on court hit the same shuttle, at the same time or succesively its a fault. If a players racket is hit by their parterns and then hits the shuttle it is not a fault.
Yes, what we're talking about are two different things. The rule SlicedBanana07 showed you is talking about a situation where lets your partner is at the net and nicks the shuttle before you hit it over and that is considered a fault. What I was talking about is if you both clash your racquets going for the same shot, but only one of your racquets actually has contact with the bird.
Read section 13.3 of the Law of Badminton 13. FAULTS It shall be a ‘fault’: 13.3 if in play, the shuttle: 13.3.1 lands outside the boundaries of the court (i. e. not on or within the boundary lines); 13.3.2 passes through or under the net; 13.3.3 fails to pass over the net; 13.3.4 touches the ceiling or side walls; 13.3.5 touches the person or dress of a player; 13.3.6 touches any other object or person outside the court; (Where necessary on account of the structure of the building, the local badminton authority may, subject to the right of veto of its Member Association, make bye-laws dealing with cases in which a shuttle touches an obstruction). 13.3.7 is caught and held on the racket and then slung during the execution of a stroke; 13.3.8 is hit twice in succession by the same player. However, a shuttle hitting the head and the stringed area of the racket in one stroke shall not be a ‘fault’; 13.3.9 is hit by a player and the player’s partner successively; or 13.3.10 touches a player’s racket and does not travel towards the opponent’s court; It pretty much covers all scenarios but what you mentioned. If it does not say it is illegal, it is legal.
I think we'd be looking at two broken rackets and a shuttle that fell straight down. Racket clashes happen all the time, but as long as only one of them hits the shuttle then it's a legal shot.
