Badminton guides
The rules, the scoring and how to play, answered in plain English.
Tools
Badminton scorer
Keep score for singles or doubles: 21 or the new 15-point games, whose serve and which side.
Equipment
Badminton court size and lines
Every measurement, and which lines count for singles and doubles.
Shuttlecocks explained: feather vs nylon
Which to buy, what the speed numbers mean, and how to make them last.
Playing
Badminton grips explained
The forehand and backhand grips, and the mistakes that cost you power.
Badminton shots explained
Clear, drop, smash, net shot, lift and drive, and how rallies are built.
How to play badminton: a beginner's guide
What you need, your first game and the first tips that help most.
Rules and scoring
Badminton rules explained
Serving, faults, lets and the court lines for singles and doubles.
Badminton scoring: 21 now, 15 from 2027
How rally-point scoring works, and the new best-of-three games to 15 from January 2027.
Badminton doubles explained
Who serves, who receives, when you swap sides, and the attack and defence formations.