Taste of India – Contest Mania 2024 Guidelines
Contest Date – Saturday, March 23th 2024
Venue: Hindu Temple Of Hampton Roads
All players MUST sign a waiver form before the participant is permitted to take part in the Badminton Competition.
- Mandatory $5 registration fee per contestant.
- Both Contestants in a team have to register separately.
- No mixed teams are allowed – same gender teams will play.
Equipment:
- Players to bring their own badminton rackets.
- TOI will provide shuttles for play.
- Players can’t bring their own shuttles and can only play with shuttles provided.
Toss:
- Before play commences, a toss shall be conducted and the side winning the toss shall exercise the choice to serve or receive first; to start play at one end of the court or the other.
Scoring System:
- Every time there is a serve – there is a point scored.
- The side winning a rally adds a point to its score.
- Each match is a knock out match of 21 points.
- A match shall be won by the side which first scores 21 points.
- If the score becomes 20-all, the side which gains a two point lead first, shall win that match.
- If the score becomes 29-all, the side scoring the 30th point shall win that match.
Service:
- At the beginning of the game (0-0) and when the server’s score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When the server’s score is odd, the server serves from the left service court.
- If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from the alternate service court.
- If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server. They serve from the appropriate service court – left if their score is odd, and right if it is even.
- Whenever the serving side wins a rally, the same person serves again (but from the other service court).
- The players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point when their side is serving.
- The serve must be hit in an upwards direction, with an underarm hitting action. You are not allowed to play a tennis style serve.
- The server and the receiver shall stand within diagonally opposite service courts without touching the boundary lines of these service courts.
Faults:
- It shall be a “fault”:
- if, in service, the shuttle:
- Lands outside the boundaries of the court.
- Is caught on the net and remains suspended on its top.
- The server miss the shuttle.
- Fails to pass over the net.
If, in play, the shuttle:
- Lands outside the boundaries of the court.
- Fails to pass over the net.
- Touches the ceiling.
- Touches the person or dress of a player.
- Is hit twice in succession by the same player.
if, in play, a player:
- Touches the net or its supports with racket.
- Invades an opponent’s court over the net with racket.
- Deliberately distracts an opponent by any action such as shouting or making gestures
Lets:
- It shall be a “let” if:
- “Let” shall be called by the Referee ONLY to halt play.
- The server serves before the receiver is ready.
- Shuttle is suspended on top during play.
- During play, the shuttle disintegrates and the base completely separates from the rest of the shuttle.
- The referee is unable to make a decision.
- Any unforeseen or accidental situation has occurred.
When a let occurs, the rally stops and is replayed, without changing score or serving positions.
Referee:
- Organizers/coordinators can’t play match in Badminton competition
- All decisions made by referee are final.
Waiver Form Needs to be Signed
ONCE REGISTERED, FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL, THE WEEK OF March 17th, 2024.
Mahesh Patel
Mahesh7827@yahoo.com
