Badminton Officials

BADMINTON OFFICIALS
order to ensure a smooth and fair match. The badminton officials are divided into
different roles or positions:
 Referee
 Umpire
 Service judge
 Line judge
REFEREE
 Is the overall in charge on and off the court (in terms of players, officials, facilities,
schedule, laws, etc).
 Levels of Referee:
1st: Depends on the country
2nd: National Level Referee
3rd: European Continental Referee
4th: BWF Accredited (BWF or Badminton World Federation, is the international
governing body for badminton recognized by the international Olympic
Committee)
5th: BWF Certificated
Explanation: Basically, the referee shall ensure that the tournament is conducted in
accordance with the Laws of Badminton, the Rules and Regulations of the BWF and any
other regulations pertinent to the specific competition. The referee shall ensure that the
players are given facilities (including practice) and playing conditions of an adequate
standard and safety, approval of the programed of play and practice schedule, ensuring
an appropriate transport setup and overall monitoring of matters related to the fair
proper conduct of the players. The referee shall also ensure that there is an adequate
panel of technical officials of requisite ability and appropriate international
representation
UMPIRE
 The umpire is considered as ‘main judge’ who is in charge of the court in a specific
match.
 The duty of the umpire is to make sure that the specific match is conducted following
the Laws of Badminton, the regulations of the Badminton World Federation and/or any
other regulations that might be relevant in that specific competition.
 Levels of Umpire:
1st: Depends on the country
2nd: National Level Umpire
3rd: BEC Accredited Umpire (BEC or Badminton Europe Confederation, is the
governing body of badminton in Europe and is one of the 5 continental bodies
under the flag of the BWF)
4th: BEC Certificated Umpire
5th: BWF Accredited
6th: BWF Certificated
Explanation: Specifically, It is the umpire’s responsibility to judge service faults and

other player faults. The umpire keeps a record of any misbehavior or incident and
reports it to the referee. The umpire is also responsible for keeping the match score,
which will be announced after each point of the match. In fact, whenever a player
requests to change the shuttle, the umpire will need to approve that the change could
be made.
SERVICE JUDGE
 The service judge is responsible for making a ‘service fault’ call and to provide
shuttles to the players. Due to the way badminton is played, the serve is one of the
most important and perfected shots of the player and, especially when playing doubles,
players will bring the serve to the limit of the legality in order to gain as much
advantage as possible.
 The levels of service judge are the same as to become an umpire.
Explanation: Literally, looking at the picture, the service judge will sit on a low chair,
located at the middle of the court (directly opposite the umpire). In addition to the main
responsibilities of service judge aforementioned, the service judge usually takes care of
the shuttles, providing the players with new shuttles whenever required. In smaller
championships, when there is no service judge, the umpire takes the role of the service
judge
LINE JUDGES
 The line judges are responsible for indicating whether a shuttlecock landed “in” or
“out” if the shuttle lands near the lines he/she is assigned to control.
 Depending on the level of the tournament, there may be as many as 10-line judges
assigned to a court for a particular match. This is the number recommended by the
BWF. When 10-line judges are available, they are positioned as follows: o 2-line judges
for the short service line (one on each side of the court) o 2-line judges for the center
line (one on each end of the court) o 4-line judges for the side lines (two on each side
of the court). Please note that the exact location will depend on whether a singles
match is being played (and they would follow the singles side lines) or a doubles match
is being played (and they would follow the doubles side lines o 2-line judges for the
back boundary lines (one each end of the court). Please note that, in the case of the
doubles match, these line judges check both the back boundary line and the long
service line.
Explanation: As you can see in the picture, line judges sit beside the badminton court
(right in front of every in/out lines) to determine whether the shuttle is inside or outside
the boundaries of the court. Due to the fast speed of the game and the skill of the
players, this is a very challenging job and, as a result, the line judges are the officials
that usually get more pressure from the players. Furthermore, their calls are usually
very subjective and are often controversial.
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