Category: Badminton FAQs

  • How Many Calories Does Badminton Burn?

    How Many Calories Does Badminton Burn?

    In this post, we are going to attempt to answer the question – how many calories does badminton burn? Not an easy question to answer because it’s hard to get an accurate measure of how many calories we burn when performing any activity.  But we can get an estimate of the number of calories you’re…

  • How Many Sets are in Badminton?

    How Many Sets are in Badminton?

    A badminton match consists of best of 3 games. To be precise, and unlike tennis, there are no sets in a badminton match. In badminton, play is divided into games and matches. Like tennis, you’re declared the winner if you win the match. But unlike tennis, you win a badminton match by winning two out…

  • How Many Serves Do You Get In Badminton

    How Many Serves Do You Get In Badminton

    How many serves do you get in badminton? 1 (one) per point, unless a let is called.   There is a lot of confusion about this rule among club players. And a brief segue into the history of badminton might clarify the issue. So here we go. Prior to 2005, badminton was played under the…

  • How Many Officials are in Badminton?

    How Many Officials are in Badminton?

    At international competitions and major badminton tournaments, there are, surprisingly, a lot of officials. At a minimum, there are 13 officials that are in charge of a badminton match. 1 referee, who is in charge of the tournament, and they may have deputies and other (referee) team members. 1 umpire who’s in charge of the…