Badminton Net Height & Court Setup: Official Regulations (Centre 1.524 m, Posts 1.55 m)

The net is 1.524 m (5 ft) high at the centre and 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) at the posts, stretched across the full 6.1 m width with the posts standing on the doubles sidelines. The net is 760 mm deep with a 75 mm white tape along the top.

Why your club net is probably set too low

Walk into ten sports halls and several will have a net sagging well under regulation, because people tension it to the posts (1.55 m) and forget the middle is meant to sit at 1.524 m — so a tired, stretchy net droops to 1.45 m or lower in the centre, which is exactly where every net shot actually happens. A low middle quietly rewards flat, attacking net play and punishes the proper tight spinner, and over time it warps how a whole club learns to play at the front. The two-minute fix: measure the centre with a tape, not your eye, and re-tension until it reads 1.524 m. Most clubs have genuinely never checked it once.

Net regulations

• Height: 1.524 m at the centre, 1.55 m at the posts (it dips slightly in the middle).
• Width & depth: spans the full 6.1 m; the net is 760 mm top-to-bottom.
• Top tape: a 75 mm white tape doubled over a cord/cable along the top edge.
• Posts: 1.55 m tall, placed on the doubles sidelines even for singles, with no gap between net and post.

Court setup checklist

If you run a club night and juggle multiple courts, BadmintonClub.cc makes it easy to rotate players across courts once they're set up correctly.

• Mark the court 13.4 m × 6.1 m, lines 40 mm wide (ideally white/yellow).
• Set the short service line 1.98 m from the net, the doubles long service line 0.76 m from the back — exact positions matter because a legal serve must land past this line.
• Centre the posts on the doubles sidelines; tension the net to 1.524 m at the middle.
• Leave clear run-off space and adequate ceiling height around the court.

FAQ

• Q: How high is a badminton net? 1.524 m (5 ft) at the centre, 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) at the posts.
• Q: Why is the net higher at the posts? The net dips slightly in the middle, so the centre is lower than the edges.
• Q: Where do the posts go? On the doubles sidelines, for both singles and doubles.
• Q: How wide is the net? The full 6.1 m court width.
• Q: How thick are the court lines? 40 mm wide, and they're part of the court (on the line = in). For a full rundown of lines, scoring, and other essentials, see the complete 2026 badminton rules guide.