Badminton for the disabled shall be played according to the Laws of the International Badminton Federation, except for the following:

1.       COURT AND COURT EQUIPMENT

          1.1     The court shall be a rectangle laid out with lines 40mm wide as in Diagram A in the Laws of Badminton. The following courts shall be used for the disabled:

                   1.1.1     Sitting badminton:  the courts for singles and doubles shall be as shown in Diagrams F and G, respectively.

                   1.1.2     Wheelchair badminton: the courts for singles and doubles shall be as shown in Diagrams H and I, respectively.

          1.4     The posts shall be the following heights from the surface of the court and shall remain vertical when the net is strained as provided in Law 1.10:

                   1.4.1     Sitting badminton:                 1.20 metres.

                   1.4.2     Wheelchair badminton:         1.40 metres.

                   1.4.3     Standing badminton:            1.55 metres.

          1.10   The top of the net from the surface of the court shall be the following heights at the centre of the court and over the side lines for doubles, respectively:

                   1.10.1   Sitting badminton:                 1.176 and 1.20 metres.

                   1.10.2   Wheelchair badminton:         1.372 and 1.40 metres.

                   1.10.3   Standing badminton:            1.524 and 1.55 metres.

9.       SERVICE

          9.1     In a correct service:

                   9.1.2     the server and receiver shall stand within diagonally opposite service courts or be within the respective service courts without touching the boundary lines of these service courts;

                   9.1.3     IBF Law applies to above body disability classification only.

                               Wheelchair badminton: At the start of the service the wheels of both the server and the receiver must be stationary.

                   9.1.5     in standing badminton the whole shuttle shall be below the server’s waist at the instant of being hit by the server’s racket; in sitting and wheelchair badminton, the whole shuttle shall be below the server’s armpit at the instant of being hit by the server’s racket;

          9.7     In doubles for standing badminton the partners may take up any positions which do not unsight the opposing server or receiver and in doubles for sitting and wheelchair badminton, the partners shall be in the adjoining service court.

10.     SINGLES

          10.1   Serving and receiving courts

                   10.1.1   The players shall serve from, and receive in their respective service courts.

11.     DOUBLES

          11.5   Serving and receiving courts

                   11.5.1   In sitting badminton the player who serves or receives the service at the start of any game shall serve and receive in the right service court during the game.

                   11.5.2   In sitting badminton, the partner shall serve and receive in the left service court during the game.

                   11.5.3   In sitting badminton, the server shall serve to the diagonally opposite service court when that player’s side has not scored or has scored an even number of points.

                   11.5.4   In sitting badminton, the server shall serve to the straight opposite service court when that player’s side has scored an odd number of points.

13.     FAULTS

                   13.2.5   In wheelchair badminton the whole of the wheelchair is considered part of the player’s person.

16.     CONTINUOUS PLAY

          In wheelchair badminton:

          16.1   Play shall be continuous from the first service until the match is concluded, except as allowed in Laws 16.2, 16.3, 16.9 and 16.10

          16.9   A player may be allowed to leave the court for an interval not exceeding 3 minutes during a match in order to catheterise. He/she shall be accompanied by an official.

          16.10  A player may be allowed to repair a damaged wheelchair provided it is done in the quickest possible time. If the player has to leave the court, he/she shall be accompanied by an official.

18.     LIMITATION OF MOVEMENT

          18.1   In wheelchair badminton:

                   18.1.1   At the moment that a player strikes the shuttle some part of the trunk shall be in contact with the seat of the wheelchair.

                   18.1.2   When the shuttle is in play, the feet shall remain in contact with the footrest. The feet may be fixed to the footrest.

                   18.1.3   At no time when the shuttle is in play must any part of the feet come in contact with the floor. A player may particularly not use the feet for braking or for support.

                   18.1.4   Just before and at the moment that a player strikes the shuttle the player may not touch the floor with the hands for support.

                   18.1.5   When the shuttle is in play, a mounted footrest may not touch the floor.

          18.2   In sitting badminton, at the moment that a player strikes the shuttle some part of the trunk shall be in contact with the floor.

19.     WHEELCHAIR EQUIPMENT

          19.1   A player’s body may be fixed to the wheelchair with an elastic belt.