Badminton Rules

BADMINTON RULES (14):LETS

14. LETS
14.1
‘Let’ shall be called by the umpire, or by a player (if there is no umpire), to halt play.
14.2
It shall be a ‘let”, if:
14.2.1
the server serves before the receiver is ready (Law 9.4);
14.2.2
during service, the receiver and the server are both faulted;
14.2.3
after the service is returned, the shuttle is:
14.2.3.1
caught on the net and remains suspended on its top, or
14.2.3.2
after passing over the net is caught in the net;
14.2.4
during play, the shuttle disintegrates and the base completely separates from the rest of the shuttle;
14.2.5
in the opinion of the umpire, play is disrupted or a player of the opposing side is distracted by a coach;
14.2.6
a line judge is unsighted and the umpire is unable to make a decision; or
14.2.7
any unforeseen or accidental situation has occurred.
14.3
When a ‘let’ occurs, play since the last service shall not count and the player who served last shall serve again.
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