Badminton Court Size for Singles and Doubles Game

Knowledge of the badminton court size is vital to every badminton player. Badminton is a racket sport that is played by striking a shuttlecock with the help of a racket. Badminton is played both as an indoor and outdoor game. As a recreation, we often play badminton in an open environment mainly in the winter season both as a single and doubles game.

Badminton is also a highly professional indoor game. Players score points by beating the opponent with the placement of the shuttlecock and in this respect knowledge of the badminton court size plays a pivotal role in the judgment of the shuttlecock.

Badminton Court

As an indoor game, the synthetic surface is often used over the wooden base as a badminton court. This synthetic surface is considered the best playing surface for a badminton court. This anti-slippery surface reduces the stress on your knees and ankles and provides a very good grip to jump and shift in any direction with ease. This surface reduces the chances of injuries during play.

The layout diagram of a badminton court is as under:

Badminton Court Size, Dimensions, and Markings

All particulars regarding the badminton court size, dimensions, and markings are governed by the BWF( Badminton World Federation).

• The shape of a badminton court is a rectangle with 40 mm wide markings as shown in the above diagram.
• The marking lines should be easily noticeable and the preferable color is white or yellow.
• Marking lines are part of the area of the badminton court.
• The diagonal length of the full court is 47.2 ft ( 14.4 m) for singles
• The diagonal length of the full court is 48.3 ft ( 14.7 m) for doubles
• The above layout diagram of the court is both for singles and doubles play.
• The length of a badminton court is 44 ft (13.40 m), both for singles and doubles games.
• The width for the singles game is 17 ft (5.18 m).
• For doubles, the width is 20 ft (6.1 m).
• The court is equally divided in length by 22 ft ( 6.7 m) by a net.
• There is a centerline that divides the service area into equal widths.
• The marking of the short service line from the net is 6.5 ft (1.98 m).
• The doubles court has a shorter serve-length dimension than the singles court.
• The long service line for doubles is (0.72m +0.04m) = 0.76 m or 2.5 ft inner than the long service line for singles.

Badminton Net

The badminton net is the central divider of the court. Players need to return the shuttlecock over the net from one side of the court to the other side to continue the rally. The net is held in place extending it over net posts on either side doubles sidelines. 

• The height of the post is 1.55 m (5’1″) from the surface of the court and shall be vertical after the fixation of the net.
• Whether it is a doubles or singles game, the position of the post is always on the doubles sideline.
• The post and its support must not cross the doubles sideline and enter into the area of the court.
• The net should be made with a dark-colored fine cord of even thickness.
• The mesh of the net shall not be more than 20 mm or less than 15 mm.
• The depth of the net shall be 760 mm with a width of at least 6.1 m.
• The top of the net from the surface of the court shall be 1.55 m over the doubles sideline and 1.524 m at the center.
• There shall be no gap between the end of the net and the post.
• Where it is not possible to fix the net with a post, there shall be some method to indicate the position of the sidelines where they pass under the net, like the use of thin posts or strips of material of 40 mm width fixed to the sideline and rising vertically to the net.

Badminton Court Size Singles vs Doubles

The marking of a badminton court is for both singles and doubles. There are left and right alleys down the sidelines which are ignored for the singles game. The alleys are only for the doubles game which makes the court size bigger in doubles than the singles.

Also, there is a difference in the area of the service court for singles and doubles. The short service line is the same for both the singles and doubles, but the long service line differs in the two variants of the game in badminton. The diagrams below show the difference in the service area for the singles and doubles games.

Summary Chart (Shuttle Court Size)

Badminton Court Measurements (Singles)

Badminton Court Measurements (Doubles)

FAQs

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