# Law 12: Service Court Errors (BWF Laws of Badminton)

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Serving or receiving out of turn or from the wrong court, and how the error is corrected with the score left as it stands.

## 12.121 Service Court Errors

What a service court error is, when it is corrected and what happens to the score.

### Test 1: Service court errors: what they are and how they are put right

- Serving or receiving out of turn, or from the wrong court, is a service court error. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 12.1.2)
- Law 12.1.1 names out-of-turn serving and receiving. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 12.1.1)
- The error is corrected when the shuttle is not in play. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 12.2)
- When the error is corrected, the existing score stands. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 12.2)
- Receiving from the wrong service court is a service court error. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 12.1.2)
- Law 12.2 corrects the error and leaves the score as it is. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 12.2)
- Correcting the error restores the right server and service court for the score. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 12.2, 11.1.6)
- The error waits for the shuttle to be out of play and the score is not changed. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 12.2)
- Law 12.1 defines the error, 12.2 says when it is corrected and that the score stands. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 12.1, 12.2)
- With 5 points A-B serve from the left; the error is put right once the shuttle is not in play and the score stands. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 12.1.2, 12.2)

Sources: BWF Laws of Badminton, V6.0 in force 4 January 2027, Law 12 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Laws, not reproduced)

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