Recommended Venues
Badminton Vancouver
Drive Badminton Centre
Stage 18 Badminton Centre
Robert Lee YMCA
Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club
Vancouver Racquests Club
Hillcrest Centre
ClearOne Badminton
Hollyburn Country Club
Killarney Community Centre
Kensington Community Centre
Renfrew Park Community Centre
Dunbar Community Centre
Creekside Community Recreation Centre
Champlain Heights Community Centre
Coal Harbour Community Centre
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
Strathcona Community Centre
Hastings Community Centre
Thunderbird Community Centre
Trout Lake Community Centre
Britannia Community Centre
Mount Pleasant Community Centre
Kitsilano Community Centre
Kerrisdale Community Centre
Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre
Sunset Community Centre
Badminton Rules
Badminton players use racquets to hit a shuttlecock (sometimes called a “bird” or “birdie” in casual play) across a net, which separates the playing court into two equal halves. In most cases, badminton is played in single pairs (one player on each side of the net) or doubles pairings (with two players working together on each side).
The basic rules of badminton are as follows:
- The first side to win 21 points wins a game.
- The first side to win the best of 3 games wins a match.
- A point is scored each time the shuttlecock is served (signifying a rally).
- The side that wins each rally scores a point.
- If the score is 20-All, the first side to gain a 2-point lead wins the game.
- If the score is 29-All, the side that scores the 30th point wins the game.
- The side that wins a game serves first in the following game until the match is over.
