# Law 20: Para Badminton (BWF Laws of Badminton)

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The Para badminton clauses of the Laws: wheelchair and half-court courts, playing from a wheelchair, the standing classes and the Alternative Service Laws.

## 20.201 Courts for Para Badminton

Diagrams D, E and F, and serving on a half court.

### Test 1: The courts for Para badminton

- Law 1.1.1 refers to Diagrams D and E for Wheelchair Badminton; D is singles. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 1.1.1, Diagram D)
- Diagrams D and E leave the area between the net and the short service lines out of the court for play. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law Diagrams D, E)
- Diagram D uses one half of the court, from the centre line out to the side line. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law Diagram D)
- In Diagram D the service court runs from the short service line to the doubles long service line. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law Diagram D)
- Diagram F is for standing classes playing half-court, named in the Laws as SL 3. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 1.1.2, Diagram F)
- All other standing classes play on the standard court for both singles and doubles. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law Diagram F note)
- In Para classes playing half-court, the server and receiver serve from and receive in their respective service courts. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 10.1.3)
- Diagram D: the front area is out; the service court ends at the doubles long service line, and play continues to the back boundary. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law Diagram D)
- Half width without the front areas, half width full length, full width without the front areas, the full court. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law Diagrams A, D, E, F)
- That strip in front of the short service line is shaded out in Diagram D, so the shot is out. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law Diagram D)

## 20.202 Playing From a Wheelchair

Wheels, supporting wheels, the trunk, the feet and the net.

### Test 1: Playing from a wheelchair

- The wheels of server and receiver stay stationary, except the natural counter movement of the server's chair. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 9.1.4.1)
- Law 9.1.4.1 excepts the natural counter movement of the server's wheelchair. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 9.1.4.1)
- A wheelchair may be equipped with supporting wheels, which may extend beyond the main wheel. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 5.2.2)
- Wheelchair Badminton treats it as a fault, where standing play has a let. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 13.3.10.2, 14.2.3.2.1)
- It is a fault if the fixation of a foot to the footrest is lost. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 13.4.6.2)
- Touching the floor with any part of the feet during play is a fault. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 13.4.6.3)
- In Para badminton, repair of additional equipment may be considered a special circumstance for suspension. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 16.3.2)
- Ready, wheels stationary, the forward swing starts the service, the hit delivers it. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 9.1.4.1, 9.1.6.1, 9.2)
- Laws 13.4.6 and 9.1.6.1 set the rules at each level. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 13.4.6, 9.1.6.1)
- It is a fault if, at the moment the shuttle is hit, no part of the player's trunk touches the seat. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 13.4.6.1)

## 20.203 Standing Classes and Exceptions

The Alternative Service Laws, classification exceptions and the crutch.

### Test 1: Standing classes, the Alternative Service Laws and exceptions

- In the standing classes the Alternative Service Laws 9.1.6 (a) and (b) apply. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 9.1.6.2)
- Law 9.1.6 (a) of the Alternative Service Laws: the whole shuttle below the server's waist. (Source: BWF ITTO 2025, 7.4.1 (a); Laws 9.1.6.2)
- An imaginary line round the body, level with the lowest part of the server's bottom rib. (Source: BWF ITTO 2025, 7.4.1 (a))
- Exceptions to Law 9.1.4 must be medically justified by the Head of Classification. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 9.1.4.2)
- The Referee and the Technical Delegate refer to the list provided by the Head of Classification. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 9.1.4.2)
- In Para badminton a wheelchair or crutch is part of the player's person, so it is a fault. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 13.3.4.1)
- Law 9.1.6 (b): the shaft and head of the server's racket point downwards at the instant of hitting. (Source: BWF ITTO 2025, 7.4.1 (b); Laws 9.1.6.1-9.1.6.2)
- Law 9.1.4.2: medical justification by the Head of Classification, applied from the list. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 9.1.4.2)
- The same sequence as any service, with the waist as the height limit. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 9.2, 9.1.6.2)
- Under the Alternative Service Laws the racket shaft and head must point downwards at contact. (Source: BWF Laws 2027, Law 9.1.6.2)

Sources: BWF Laws of Badminton, V6.0 in force 4 January 2027, the Para badminton clauses and Diagrams D-F (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Laws, not reproduced)

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