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Badminton

Badminton
PLAYERS
2 (singles) or 4 (doubles)
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

Court: 13.4m x 6.1m (doubles) or 5.18m (singles). Net height: 1.55m at the posts, 1.524m at center.

HOW TO PLAY
1

Serve the shuttlecock diagonally into the opponent's service box using an underhand stroke.

2

Players hit the shuttlecock back and forth over the net without letting it touch the ground.

3

A point is scored on every rally, won by whichever side wins the rally.

4

Games are played to 21 points, win by 2, best of three games.

5

Players switch sides serving based on their score being odd or even.