June 21, 2025

BADMINTON RULES (17)：OFFICIALS AND APPEALS

17. OFFICIALS AND APPEALS
17.1
The Referee shall be in overall charge of the tournament or championship(s) of which a match forms part.
17.2
The umpire, where appointed, shall be in charge of the match, the court and its immediate surrounds. The umpire shall report to the Referee.
17.3
The service judge shall call service faults made by the server should they occur (Law 9.1.2 to 9.1.8).
17.4
A line judge shall indicate whether a shuttle landed ‘in’ or ‘out’ on the line(s) assigned.
17.5
An official’s decision shall be final on all points of fact for which that official is responsible except that if, in the opinion of the umpire, it is beyond reasonable doubt that a line judge has clearly made a wrong call, the umpire shall overrule the decision of the line judge.
17.6
An umpire shall:
17.6.1
uphold and enforce the Laws of Badminton and, especially, call a ‘fault’ or a ‘let’ should either occur;
17.6.2
give a decision on any appeal regarding a point of dispute, if made before the next service is delivered;
17.6.3
ensure players and spectators are kept informed of the progress of the match;
17.6.4
appoint or replace line judges or a service judge in consultation with the Referee;
17.6.5
where another technical official is not appointed, arrange for that official’s duties to be carried out;
17.6.6
where an appointed official is unsighted, carry out that official’s duties or play a ‘let’;
17.6.7
record and report to the Referee all matters relating to Law 16; and
17.6.8
refer to the Referee all unsatisfied appeals on questions of law only. (Such appeals must be made before the next service is delivered or, if at the end of the match, before the side that appeals has left the court.)
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(This article is quoted from Badminton World Federation)
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