Officiating
badminton
Dr. teejay d. panganiban
Course professor
Who are the officials of
badminton?
Referee
-Is the most important official of the
whole tournament. He or she is in
charge of the competition and needs
to ensure that the tournament is
conducted following the Laws of
Badminton (including court,
rackets and shuttlecock
measurements
Umpire
-Umpires maintain standards of play
at sporting events. Essential
job duties of an Umpire are observing
game rules, awarding points, imposing
penalties, determining results,
identifying infractions, examining
participants to make sure they follow
safety regulations, verifying scoring
regulations, and announcing winners.
Service Judge:
-The service judge is responsible in
making a 'service fault' call and to
provide shuttles to the players.
line judges
The line judges are responsible
for indicating whether a
shuttlecock landed “in” or “out” if
the shuttle lands near the lines
he/she is assigned to control.
In badminton, three penalty cards are given to players
for misconduct- yellow, red, and black. Sometimes,
while watching a badminton match, you might have
observed the umpire calling a player and raising the
hand with a card of a certain color.
What does Yellow Card mean in Badminton?
A Yellow card is issued by an umpire when a player
breaches the official game laws. Moreover, it is a warning
for misconduct. The Umpire calls the offending player
and loudly announces its name and ‘Warning for
misconduct’. At the same time, the umpire raises his/her
right hand holding a yellow card above the
The instances when a yellow card can be given to a
player/team are:
-Throwing a Racket
A player throwing a racket into the opponent’s court or
sliding under the net (and who also thereby obstructs or
distracts an opponent), shall be considered a fault.
-Distractions
When a player stops the opponent making a legal stroke when
the shuttle is followed over the net. When a player deliberately
shouts or makes gestures to disturb the opponent.
-Leaving the Court without permission
A player must not leave the court during the match without the
umpire’s permission except during intervals.
-Unnecessary Delay
A player must not cause unnecessary delay of play deliberately.
Under no circumstances, a play shall be delayed to enable a
player to recover strength or wind or to receive advice. Also, any
unnecessary walk around the court is considered a distraction.
-Coaching from off the court
Coaching off the court while the shuttle is in play is not
allowed. The coaches are seated at the backside of the
court except during intervals. There should be no
distraction to play by a coach. -When a player behaves in
an offensive or inappropriate manner.
-Mobile Phone
If a player’s mobile phone rings on the court or its
immediate surroundings, during a match, it shall be
considered to be an offense and the player shall be
What does a Red Card mean in Badminton?
A red card is given to singles/doubles players
when two yellow cards are given to them by
the umpire. The umpire calls out loud the
name of the player, followed by ‘Fault for
misconduct‘. At the same time, the umpire
raises the right hand with a red card and calls
the referee.
As it is considered a fault, when a
player/team receives a red card, the
opponents gain a point.
What does a Black card mean in Badminton?
When a player continues to breach the laws
after even receiving a red card, the Umpire
calls in the referee with a view to
disqualification.
The Umpire will call out the name of the
player followed by ‘Disqualified for
misconduct‘ and will raise his/her right hand
holding the black card. When a player receives
a black card, the player gets disqualified for the
Final Thoughts
A yellow card is given for
misconduct on the court.
Remember, two yellow
cards make one red card.
Persistent misconduct after
two red cards can punish
you with a black card.
TYPES OF ELIMINATION
➢Single Elimination
➢Double Elimination
➢Single Round Robin
Single elimination
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death
tournament is a type of elimination tournament
where the loser of each match-up is
immediately eliminated from the tournament.
Each winner will play another in the next round,
until the final match-up, whose winner becomes
the tournament champion.
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Double elimination
A double-elimination tournament is a type
of elimination tournament competition in which
a participant ceases to be eligible to win the
tournament's championship upon having lost two
games or matches. It stands in contrast to a
single-elimination tournament, in which only
one defeat results in elimination.
Computing the number of games
using the formula in double
elimination type of tournament
Formula: G=(N-1)2
Where: G- number of games
N- number of entries
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round robin
A round-robin tournament (or all-play-all
tournament) is a competition in which
each contestant meets all other contestants in
turn.[1][2] A round-robin contrasts with
an elimination tournament, in which
participants are eliminated after a certain
number of losses.
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