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BWF changes rules, now imposes interim ban on new spin service

New Delhi. Amid growing popularity of the new ‘spin serve’ in international badminton, the game’s world governing body BWF has decided to impose an interim ban on it till May 29, 2023. Danish doubles player Markus Rindshoj scored points with this spin serve at the Polish Open last month, and since then players around the world have been trying their hand at it.

“The BWF Council has approved a proposal for an experimental change to the Laws of Badminton to ban the use of the new spin serve with immediate effect until May 29, 2023,” according to a Badminton World Federation (BWF) statement. “This interim ban will apply to all BWF sanctioned international tournaments, including the Sudirman Cup Final starting on Sunday, May 14 and the proposed Malaysia Masters 2023 next week,” he said. Places it between the thumb and middle finger and then tries to spin it at the speed of a carrom strike when hitting the racket.

It is difficult for the players of the opposing team to return such a serve. According to a BWF statement, “The amendment to Section 4.1 of 9.1.5 of the BWF Laws of Badminton now states that the serving player shall hit the shuttle with a racquet without the aid of spin. Any failure to comply will be considered a ‘fault’.” BWF President Pol-Erich Hauer said, “BWF welcomes players who innovate in our sport and use technologies to keep competition on the court. supports the experiment.

“However, we have received feedback from the badminton community, including the BWF Athletes’ Commission, that this ‘spin serve’ may have a negative impact on the game,” he added. It has been observed that it is very similar to the ‘Sidek Service’ (named after Rashid Sidek), which is banned.

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