Regulations
This section has all the technical regulations of badminton including the laws governing badminton.
The BWF constitution, guidelines for Council and Committees, Code of Ethics and Codes of Conduct, Judicial Procedures, BWF policies can be found on that page. These documents are also important for players, technical officials, coaches and team officials. These documents in particular are important for anyone participating in BWF sanctioned tournaments. These came into effect on 1 June 2017.
- Code of Ethics (revised – effective 1 June 2017)
- Players Code of Conduct (revised – effective 1 June 2017)
- Technical Officials Code of Conduct (revised – effective 1 June 2017)
- Coaches and Educators Code of Conduct (revised – effective 1 June 2017)
- Classifiers Code of Conduct (revised – effective 1 June 2017)
Technical Regulations
The technical rules governing the sport consist of two main types:
- Laws of Badminton
- Regulations
- General Competition Regulations
- Para-Badminton Competition Regulations
- BWF event specific regulations (such as the World Championships)
- Olympic Games Regulations
BWF also publishes a set of Simplified Rules which is for those just starting out in badminton. This provides the fundamental rules of badminton to get started.
The Laws of Badminton can only be amended by the AGM. All other regulations may be amended by the Council upon recommendation of the Events Committee.
Generally regulations may be amended by Council in May and November each year. Notices are sent to the membership notifying them of the changes to the regulations.
- Laws of Badminton
- Laws of Badminton (updated May 2017)
- Laws of Badminton Appendices
- Appendix 1 – Variations in Court and Equipment
- Appendix 2 – Handicap Matches
- Appendix 3 – Other Scoring Systems
- Appendix 4 – Vocabulary
- Appendix 5 – Imperial Measurements
- Appendix 6 – Additional Equipment for Para-Badminton
- Appendix 7 – Instant Review System (updated May 2017)
- Recommendations to Technical Officials (RTTO)
- Recommendations to Technical Officials
- General Competition Regulations (GCR)
- General Competition Regulations (updated November 2017)
- Appendices – General Competition Regulations (GCRs)
GCR Appendix 1 – International Representation Chart - GCR Appendix 2 – Specifications for International Standards Facilities
- GCR Appendix 3 – Anti-Doping Regulations
- GCR Appendix 4 – Players’ Code of Conduct (see the revised at the top of the page)
- GCR Appendix 5 – Code of Conduct in relation to Betting, Wagering and Irregular Match Results
- GCR Appendix 6 – World Ranking System
- GCR Appendix 7 – Explanation of Adjusted & Notional Ranking (updated November 2017)
- GCR Appendix 8 – Dates Lines for Tournaments
- GCR Appendix 9 – Code of Conduct for Coaches, Team and Technical Officials (see the revised at the top of the page)
- GCR Appendix 10 – BWF Tournament Sanction Policy
- GCR Appendix 11 – Table of Offences and Penalties
- Para-Badminton Competition Regulations – PBCR
- Para-Badminton Competition Regulations (PBCR)
- Appendices – PBCR
- PBCR Appendix 1 – International Representation Chart
- PBCR Appendix 2 – Specifications for International Standard Para-Badminton Facilities
- PBCR Appendix 3 – Time Lines for Para-Badminton Tournaments
- PBCR Appendix 4 – Tournament Sanction Policy
- PBCR Appendix 5 – Para-Badminton Offences and Penalties
- PBCR Appendix 6 – Para-Badminton Classification Regulations
- PBCR Appendix 7 – BWF Classifiers Code of Conduct (see the revised at the top of the page)
- PBCR Appendix 8 – Reg for Para-Badminton World and Continental Championships
- Thomas Cup / Uber Cup
- Thomas Cup & Uber Cup Regulations
- Sudirman Cup
- Sudirman Cup Regulations
- Suhandinata Cup – World Junior Championships (Teams)
- Suhandinata Cup Regulations
- Olympic Games
- Olympics Qualifying Regulations for Rio 2016
- Olympic Games – Regulations for Badminton Competition – Rio 2016
- Statement of Badminton’s Requirement – Rio 2016
- Youth Olympic Games
- Youth Olympic Games – Qualification Regulations for Buenos Aires 2018 – June 2017
- Youth Olympic Games – Regulations for Badminton Competition – (Updated November 2017)
- Youth Olympic Games-Statement of Badminton’s Requirement
- Youth Olympic Games – Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications – Buenos Aires 2018
- World Championships
- Regulations for World Championships
- Regulations for Eligibility & Processing of Entries for World Championships
- Eye Level Cup – World Junior Championships (Individual)
- Eye Level Cup Regulations
- World Senior Championships
- World Senior Championships Regulations
- BWF World Superseries
- Regulations for Superseries (updated November 2017)
- Annexure A – Prize Money Distribution
- Annexure B – Superseries Schedule
- Annexure C – Practice Court Requirements
- Annexure D – Player Commitment Regulations
- Grand Prix
- Grand Prix Regulations
- Member Association Advertising
- List to Members with Approved Advertising – 2017 (updated December 2017)