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American
Badminton League
10th
Anniversary 1998-2008 |
ABL Professional League
Match Format
In an ABL Professional Match, a
minimum of nine games are played: two games each of men's singles, men's
doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and at least one game of mixed
doubles. Additional games of mixed doubles are played in Overtime, if
required.
HOME will determine which games are played in the following order,
with mixed doubles always played last:
1. Doubles
2. Singles
3. Doubles
4. Singles
5. Doubles
Intermission
6. Singles
7. Doubles
8. Singles
9. Mixed Doubles
ABL MATCH
FORMAT
- Every game won is a point in a team's total score
- Each player will serve four points, beginning from the
right service court and alternating with the left service court.
- When receiving serve in doubles, players do not alternate
receiving courts. For example, if a player begins a game receiving in
the right court, he/she must always receive serve in the right court for the
entire game.
- All games are rally scoring to 17
- If a game reaches 16-16, the next point ends the game.
Receiver(s) will choose to receive serve in the left or right service court.
In all mixed doubles games that reach 16-16, the final serve must be
received by the same gender as the server.
- In all games, there will be a 30-second break after every
four points. Players may use towels, get drinks, receive coaching,
etc. at the team bench during these breaks. If a game reaches 16-16,
there will be a 30-second break before the final point is played.
- HOME will determine line-up of events
(within the sequence of doubles, singles, doubles, singles, etc.) prior to
the match. Mixed doubles is always played last.
- Teams will exchange scorecards (with players listed for each event,
excluding Overtime) before the match
begins.
- HOME will serve first in all singles games.
- AWAY will serve first in all men's doubles, women's
doubles and the mixed doubles game (exlcuding Overtime).
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AWAY gets choice of ends and remains on that end
for the entire match.
- For each game played,
teams are allowed to vary singles players or doubles combinations.
- There is a two-minute break between games.
During this time, players in the upcoming event will warm-up.
ABL MATCH SCORING and OVERTIME
- After the completion of the first nine
games, the game total is determined by adding the number of games
won by each team. If the leading team won the mixed doubles game,
the match is over.
- If the trailing team won the mixed doubles
game,
the match will enter Overtime. Mixed doubles play continues
until the leading team wins one game (which concludes
the match), or the trailing team ties the score.
- If the trailing team ties the score, a final mixed doubles
game will be played to decide the match. All games won in Overtime count
in both teams' scores.
- HOME will serve first in the opening
Overtime game. Teams will subsequently alternate serving first, and this pattern
will continue until the match is completed.
COACHING
- Coaching is allowed throughout the match as long
as it does not interfere with play. Team members are seated at courtside and are
allowed to support their team.
INTERMISSION
- There will be a ten-minute intermission between the third doubles
game and the third singles game.
SUBSTITUTIONS
- The team coach may, at any time, substitute a player (same
gender) into any game for any reason. Players who are removed from
a game may not return in that particular game.
- If a substitution
occurs in doubles, the remaining player may not change the side on which
he or she receives. In addition, the service order may not be changed.
- Once a player's name has been listed on a scorecard, it counts as him/her
having played in that game.
Example Match
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