Badminton Rules

What is Badminton?

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" and "doubles". 

General Rules 

  • Olympic Games - All Events will be settled on the official IOC (International Olympic Committee) Results.  
  • All Other Athletics - All Events will be settled on the official IAAF results. 
  • All Other Badminton - All bets will be settled according to the official result at the time of podium presentation. Subsequent amendments do not count. Whilst we will endeavour to settle all markets as quickly as possible, this can sometimes be delayed due to official investigations over DQ's etc. 
  • A match will be deemed to have begun once the first serve has been struck. 
  • In the event of a match not taking place at least 24 hours after its scheduled start time, all bets on that match will be void. 
  • If any of the named players in a match changes before the match starts then all bets will be void.

Match Betting

You're betting on: who will win the match. 

  • If the first set is not completed, bets will be void. If the first set is completed, bets will stand. 
  • If there is a change to the total number of sets to be played, bets to win the match will stand.

Correct Score 

You're betting on: Who will win the match and the set score line. 

  • In the event of a disqualification or retirement all bets will be void. 
  • If there is a change to the total number of sets to be played bets will be void.


Handicaps and Totals 

You're betting on: The rules below govern the following markets: Match Handicap Betting, Match Point Handicap, Total Games, Total Points, Total Player Points. 

  • In the event of a disqualification or retirement all bets will be void unless the settlement of the bet has already been determined e.g. if a game is abandoned in the 3rd game in a best of 3 game match, then bets on Over/Under Total Games are settled as winners/losers respectively, since the match has gone to a decisive 3rd game.


Games Betting 

You're betting on: The rules below govern the following markets: Current Game Winner, Game Handicap Betting, Current Game Correct Score, Current Game Total Points, Current Game Extra Points, Current Game Lead after x Pts, Current Game Race to x Pts. 

  • In the event of a disqualification or retirement all bets will be void unless the settlement of the bet has already been determined e.g. if a game is abandoned at 20-15 then bets on Over/Under 35.5 points or fewer in that game are settled as winners/losers respectively, since any conclusion to the game would have to have had at least 36 points in that game 


Next Point Betting 

You're betting on: The rules below govern the following markets: Next Point Betting 

  • In Play Point Betting is offered for a player to win the nominated point. In the event of a point not being played, for any reason, all bets on that points will be made void. 

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