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Badminton: equipment

The official limits on badminton equipment, with metric and imperial figures and the rule each comes from.

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Badminton racket

A badminton racket frame may be at most 680 mm long and 230 mm wide, handle included.

Two badminton rackets lying crossed on a pale surface with three plastic shuttlecocks on and beside them
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Badminton racket
ItemSpecificationSource
Overall length680 mm (26.8 in) maximumLaws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 4.1
Overall width230 mm (9.06 in) maximumLaws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 4.1
Stringed areaNo more than 280 mm long and 220 mm wide; strings may extend into the throat if that part is no wider than 35 mm and the whole strung area is no longer than 330 mmLaws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 4.2.2
WeightNo limit setLaws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 4, which defines the racket, sets no weight limit

Badminton shuttle

A feather shuttle has 16 feathers set in a base 25 to 28 mm across and weighs 4.74 to 5.50 g.

Feather badminton shuttlecocks with cork bases lying on a wooden sports hall floor beside a court line
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Badminton shuttle
ItemSpecificationSource
Weight4.74–5.5 g (0.167–0.194 oz)Laws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 2.2.6
Feathers16 feathers fixed in the baseLaws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 2.2.1
Feather length (tip to top of the base)62–70 mm (2.44–2.76 in)Laws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 2.2.2; all feathers the same length
Diameter of the circle formed by the feather tips58–68 mm (2.28–2.68 in)Laws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 2.2.3
Base diameter25–28 mm (0.98–1.1 in)Laws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 2.2.5

Badminton net

The top of a badminton net is 1.524 m above the floor at the centre and 1.55 m over the doubles side lines, with posts 1.55 m high.

A white feather shuttlecock with a red band resting on a wooden rail in front of a white mesh badminton net
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Badminton net
ItemSpecificationSource
Height at the centre1,524 mm (5 ft)Laws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 1
Height over the doubles side lines1,550 mm (5 ft 1 in)Laws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 1; the posts are also 1.55 m high and stand on the doubles side lines for singles and doubles alike
Net depth (top to bottom)760 mm (29.9 in)Laws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 1
Width of the net6.1 m (20 ft) minimumLaws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), BWF Laws of Badminton (in force 26 April 2025, v5.0), Law 1: at least 6.1 m wide

Sources

  1. Laws of Badminton (BWF Statutes, Section 4.1), Badminton World Federation, Version 5.0 (2), in force 26 April 2025extranet.bwf.sportOfficial rulebook or governing body (tier 1 of 5)