Blog 0.9 The rules of engagement

Five photos from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Salil Hotel.

View from the plane. Its about an hour and a half flight from Kuala Lumpur.

Coming out from the massive Suvarnabhumi airport.

Nice golden things every kilometre of so on the highway from the airport to the city

At least he wont get wet in the rain.

Oh look its a pharmacy.

Now no one at the 2010 Australia MYCNM Badminton Open knew the rules of badminton, not even the officials. So the following information has been ripped from the Badminton World Federation website. From my understanding

Singles

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.

Doubles

A side has only one ‘set’.

The service passes consecutively to the players as shown in the diagram.

At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left court.

If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same server serves again from the alternate service court.

If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point. The receiving side becomes the new serving side.

The players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point when their side is serving.

Now its on to youtube tutorials. LETS GO TIGER SMASH!