in doubles game who make return of serve is it first or second player?

by Ishu

(Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India)

Question: In doubles game who make return of serve is it first or second player? (I want to know about serve process of doubles)

Answer
Hi Ishu, thanks for your question.

At the start of a doubles game, the player positioned at the right side of the court will deliver the badminton serve. The player making the service is known as the server.

On the other side of the court, the player positioned at the right side of the court will receive the service from the server. He will be known as the receiver.

See the picture above for a clearer illustration.

The server must always serve diagonally across to the other side of the court.

Click here for a more detailed example on how the badminton doubles rules work.