Badminton Serving Rules Quiz

Badminton Equipment Specifications

• Maximum width for a standard badminton racket is 23 centimeters.
• Maximum overall length of a badminton racket is 68 centimeters.
• The maximum weight allowed for a badminton racket is 100 grams.
• Standard shuttlecock weighs between 4.74 and 5.50 grams.

Badminton Game Structure

• The standard format of a badminton game consists of three games played to 21 points, best of three.
• In singles play, the badminton court measures 13.4 meters long by 5.18 meters wide.
• The height of the badminton net at the center of the court is 1.524 meters.
• The server serves from the right side of the court when their score is an even number.

Doubles Play and Uniform

• The required uniform for badminton doubles players includes matching shirts and shorts or skirts, typically of similar colors and design.
• The primary difference between singles and doubles serving rules in badminton is that the server must serve diagonally to the opponent's service court in both formats.

Volleyball Overview

• The objective of the game of volleyball is to score points by sending the ball over the net and into the opponent's court, while also preventing them from doing the same.
• Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895 as a blend of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball.

Badminton Terminology and Categories

• The term used for volleying a shuttlecock back and forth over the net until it touches the ground is "rally."
• Badminton features five main categories of play: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
• Mixed doubles involves two opposing pairs, one male and one female from each team.

Competitions and Historical Context

• British competitions presiding over badminton are governed by the Badminton Association of England.
• Initially, the upper classes preferred to play with cork balls in windy or wet conditions during badminton.