Law 10: Singles

With no points or an even number the server serves from the right court.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.1.1 · recall

An odd score means the left service court.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.1.2 · recall

Only the server's own score decides the court: 6 is even, so right.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.1.1 · applied

Seven is odd: the server is on the left, and the diagonally opposite court is the receiver's left one.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.1.2, 9.1.3 · applied

The courts follow the server's score in that game.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.1 · recall

Winning the rally makes the score 5; the server serves again from the other court.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.3.1, 10.1.2 · applied

With twelve, service goes from the right; the player at the other end mirrors that in their own right court.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.1.1, 9.1.3 · applied

The server switches courts after scoring; when the receiver wins, the receiver serves.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.1, 10.3 · recall

In singles the back boundary line is also the long service line, so the court runs past the doubles one.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.1, 1.1 · applied

It is the server's own total, three, that counts; the opponent's 5 plays no part.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.1.2 · applied

Server and receiver may hit from any position on their side of the net.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.2.1 · recall

The shuttle is hit by the server and the receiver alternately.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.2.1 · recall

The server scores a point and serves again from the alternate court.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.3.1 · applied

Players hit alternately until the shuttle ceases to be in play (Law 15).

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.2.1 · recall

The receiver scores and becomes the server; the score is called with the server's points first.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.3.2 · applied

Law 10.3.1 sends the server across to the other side of the centre line after each point won.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.3.1 · recall

The new server's own score decides the court: 7 is odd, so the left.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.3.2, 10.1.2 · applied

Law 10.3.2: the receiver scores and becomes the server; Law 10.1 then gives the court.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.3.2, 10.1 · recall

Player 1 goes 1-0 and 2-0; when player 2 wins, player 2 serves and the score is called 1-2.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.3 · applied

The receiver who wins a rally scores a point and becomes the new server.

Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.3.2 · applied