Outdoor
Badminton score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
Hit the shuttle over the net so it lands before they can send it back. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Badminton
Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board.
- Play 1 vs 2 when one friend is missing. It still counts.
- Record who won, or each game’s score, like 21 to 15 and 21 to 18.
- Short on time? Play to 11 or 15, best of 1, 3 or 5. log8 takes them all.
- No draws. Every game has a winner.
The basics
How to play Badminton
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- Players2 for singles, 4 for doubles.
- How to winWin 2 games out of 3. Each game goes to 21 points.
- The official gameSingles uses the long, narrow court. Doubles uses the full width but a shorter serve area.
- How groups differLots of casual games play one game to 21, or to 15 when people are waiting for the court. Agree before you start.
- You win a point when the shuttle lands in their court, or they hit it out or into the net.
- Whoever wins the point serves next.
- Serve underarm, from below your waist, across to the opposite box.
- Serve from the right when your score is even, from the left when it is odd.
- Hit the shuttle once on your side. Don’t touch the net.
- At 20 all you need to win by 2. At 29 all, the next point wins.
Play better
Badminton tips
- Get back to the middle after every shot.
- Hit high to the back when you are under pressure.
- Drop it short when they are at the back.
- In doubles, when you attack, one goes to the net and one stays back.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Badminton, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
Log a game · Results everyone approves · Head-to-head records · Guest players · Cups and tournaments · How to play guides
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Questions
Badminton in log8: questions
Can I keep Badminton scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Badminton is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Badminton?
Win 2 games out of 3. Each game goes to 21 points.
How many people play Badminton?
2 for singles, 4 for doubles.
Do people play Badminton differently?
Lots of casual games play one game to 21, or to 15 when people are waiting for the court. Agree before you start.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Badminton rivalry.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team