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9.1.1
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neither side shall cause undue delay to the delivery of the service once the server and the receiver are ready for the service. On completion of the backward movement of server’s racket head, any delay in the start of the service (Law 9.2), shall be considered to be an undue delay;
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9.1.2
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the server and the receiver shall stand within diagonally opposite service courts (Diagram A) without touching the boundary lines of these service courts;
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9.1.2.1
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In Para-badminton Wheelchair and Standing Classes playing half-court,
Diagram D and F, respectively, apply.
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9.1.3
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some part of both feet of the server and the receiver shall remain in contact with the surface of the court in a stationary position from the start of the service (Law 9.2) until the service is delivered (Law 9.3);
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9.1.3.1
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In Wheelchair Badminton: from the start of the service and until the service is delivered, the wheels of the server and the receiver must be stationary, except the natural counter movement of the server’s wheelchair.
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9.1.4
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the server’s racket shall initially hit the base of the shuttle;
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9.1.5
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the whole shuttle shall be below the server’s waist at the instant of being hit by the server’s racket. The waist shall be considered to be an imaginary line round the body,level with the lowest part of the server’s bottom rib
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9.1.5.1
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In Wheelchair Badminton, the whole shuttle shall be below the server’s armpit at the instant of being hit by the server’s racket;
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9.1.5.2
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For Fixed Height Experiment: The whole of the shuttle shall be below 1.10 metres from the surface of the court at the instant of being hit by the server's racket.
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9.1.6
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the shaft of the server’s racket at the instant of hitting the shuttle shall be pointing in a downward direction;
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9.1.7
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the movement of the server’s racket shall continue forwards from the start of the service (Law 9.2) until the service is delivered (Law 9.3);
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9.1.8
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the flight of the shuttle shall be upwards from the server’s racket to pass over the net so that, if not intercepted, it shall land in the receiver’s service court (i. e. on or within the boundary lines); and
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9.1.9
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in attempting to serve, the server shall not miss the shuttle.
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