Badminton is a racket game played by two (singles) or four (doubles) players on a rectangular court.
The object is to serve the shuttle strategically and thereafter direct it with speed or accuracy to an
unprotected point on the opponent’s court so that the opponent is unable to return the shuttle across the
net or into the proper boundaries of the court area. Likewise, the opponent attempts to prevent the
shuttle from falling to the court on his side of the net and to return it to an unprotected spot in his
opponent’s court.