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DEFINITIONS CONTINUED:

International
Badminton The world governing body for the sport of Badminton
Federation (IBF)

Let To replay the point

Match Usually consists of two out of three games

Match Point The point at which a match can be won

Overhead Ay show executed above the head level

Rally An exchange of consecutive between two players (singles) or four players
(doubles) until the bird lands out of bounds or is not returned back over the net.

Ready Position The body position of readiness to begin a game or practice rally. This is usually
apposition where the knees are bent and the racket is up and ready for play.

Receiver The player who must return the serve

Server The player who hits the serve

Service Over The player who has lost his serve to the opponent

Setting An option that players have at a given point in any game. Setting options occur at
10-10 in women’s singles and at 14-14 for all other events. Two options are
available to the receiver if a game is tied at 10 all or 14all. Option 1 (no set)
means whoever gets the next point wins the game. Option 2 (set to 3) means
that the first person or team who gets the next 3 points wins the game.

Short Service The boundary line that the bird must land on or beyond during the execution on
Line the serve.

Side out A loss of serve. Same as service over or two hands down in doubles

Singles Service The space including and between the baseline, short-service line, centerline, and
Court singles sideline.

Smash A hard hit, downward angled, overhead shot intended to end the rally. This is
also called a “kill shot”.

U.S.A. Badminton The national governing body for badminton in the United States.

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