Service rules

The main points in 30 seconds

Two minutes on when a serve is legal and when it's a fault. Useful for players and umpires alike.

• Singles: the side tramline is out, the back one is in. Doubles: the side tramline is in, the back one is out. The serving action rules are the same.
• At contact both feet of the server and the receiver stay on the floor.
• Hit the cork first, not the feathers.
• The whole shuttle must be below 1.15 m at contact (the rule since March 2018).
• The racket moves forward in one continuous motion — no stopping, no fake pauses.