Badminton

General rules

• Badminton is an individual competition

• Games are held indoors

• Women and men don’t participate in the same competition

• Each company may enter an unlimited number of competitors

• Each participant should bring her/his own racquet

• IBF rules are applied

• A game shall be won by the player first scoring 11 points unless both players score 10 points each. In this case the game shall be won by the first player subsequently gaining a lead of 2 points

• At 14 all, the side scoring the 15^th point, wins that game

• Match shall consist of 2 won games

• The right to choose the initial order of serving shall be decided by lot and the winner may choose either to serve or to start playing at a particular end

• Every time there is a serve there is a point scored

• The side winning a rally adds a point to its score

• At the beginning of the game (0-0) and when the server’s score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When the server’s score is odd, the server serves from the left service court

• If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from the alternate service court

• If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server. They serve from the appropriate service court – left if their score is odd, and right if it is even

• If the shuttlecock reaches the ceiling the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server.

• Shuttlecock: Yonex Mavis 350 plastic - blue,  to be provided by organizers

Competition:

• Quarterfinals and semifinals: in the accordance with schedule

• Third place standing: defeated in semifinal matches

• Finals: winners in semifinal matches

• All the points scored in the Badminton tournament will be counted towards the general ranking (1^st place is 4 points, 2^nd place is 3 points, 3^rd place is 2 points, 4^th place is 1 point)