Section 1.1. BWF Constitution – Effective Date 27 April 2025

Section 1.2. Guidelines and Policies

Section 1.2.1. Guidelines for Council, Executive Board Procedures – Effective Date 15 June 2025
Section 1.2.2. Federation Rules and Procedures – Effective Date 15 June 2025
Section 1.2.3. Award Regulations – Effective date 01 March 2025
Section 1.2.4. Sustainability Policy
Section 1.2.5. General Data Privacy Policy
Section 1.2.6. Safeguarding Policy – Updated 14 November 2022
Section 1.2.7. Players Career and Entourage Policy
Section 1.2.8. Gender Equity & Diversity Policy – Updated 11 October 2019
Section 1.2.9. Interim Transgender Policy

Section 2.1. Badminton Code of Ethics – Effective Date 27 August 2023

Section 2.2. Codes of Conduct

Section 2.2.1. Candidates for Election Code of Conduct – Effective Date 19 July 2020
Section 2.2.2. Elected Officials Code of Conduct – Effective Date 27 August 2023
Section 2.2.3. Bidding Organisations Code of Conduct – Effective Date 19 July 2020
Section 2.2.4. Players Code of Conduct
Section 2.2.5. Technical Officials Code of Conduct
Section 2.2.6. Coaches and Educators Code of Conduct
Section 2.2.7. Classifiers Code of Conduct

Section 2.3. Anti-Doping Regulations – Effective Date 01 January 2021

Section 2.4. Code on The Prevention Of The Manipulation Of Competitions – Effective Date 19 July 2020

Section 2.5. Table of Offences and Penalties – updated 9 November 2024

Section 2.6. Table of Offences and Penalties (Para badminton)

Section 3.1. BWF Judicial Procedures – Effective Date 10 November 2024
Section 3.2. Complaint Procedures – Effective Date 19 July 2020
Section 3.3. Whistleblower Policy

Section 4.1 Laws of Badminton – updated 26 April 2025

Section 4.1.1. Instructions to Technical Officials (ITTO) – updated 26 April 2025

Section 4.1.1.1. – Instructions to Para Badminton Technical Officials (PBITTO) – updated 26 April 2025

Section 4.1.2. Variations in Court Equipment
Section 4.1.3. Handicap Matches
Section 4.1.4. Alternative Laws of Badminton
Section 4.1.5. Vocabulary
Section 4.1.6. Imperial Measurements
Section 4.1.7. Additional Equipment for Para badminton – updated 9 November 2024
Section 4.1.8. Instant Review System

Section 4.2 Rules of Airbadminton – updated 9 November 2024

Section 5.1. General Competitions Regulations – updated 14 June 2025

Section 5.1.1. Approved Member Association Player and Coach Clothing Advertising 2024 – updated 11 February 2025
Section 5.1.2. Visual Guide to BWF Player Clothing Advertising Regulations

Section 5.2 Tournament Regulations

Section 5.2.1. Major Events Tournament Regulations Table – updated 14 June 2025

Section 5.2.1.1. Draw Format Tables – World Junior Team Championships – updated 9 November 2024

Section 5.2.2 BWF World Tour Regulations – updated 9 November 2024
Section 5.2.3. Junior Tournament Regulations

Section 5.3 Specific Tournament Regulation

Section 5.3.1. Tournament Sanction Policy – updated 9 November 2024
Section 5.3.2. Time Lines for Tournaments – updated 9 November 2024
Section 5.3.3. Ranking Systems

Section 5.3.3.1. World Ranking System – updated 9 November 2024
Section 5.3.3.2. World Junior Ranking System
Section 5.3.3.3. World Team Ranking System – updated 9 November 2024
Section 5.3.3.4. Explanation of Adjusted and Notional Ranking

Section 5.3.4. Specifications for international Standard Facilities
Section 5.3.5. Distribution of prize money (all level)
Section 5.3.6. Player Commitment Regulations – updated 9 November 2024
Section 5.3.7. Summary GCR 21 & 23 – Clothing – updated 9 November 2024
Section 5.3.8. Technical Diagrams and Tables – Seeding and Byes
Section 5.3.9. Eligibility and Processing of Entries for World Championships – updated 9 November 2024

Section 5.4 Multi-Sport Games and other Tournaments

Section 5.4.1. Olympic Games (OG)

Section 5.4.1.1. – OG – Qualifying Regulations for Paris 2024 (ENG)
Section 5.4.1.1. – OG – Qualifying Regulation for Paris 2024 (FRE)
Section 5.4.1.2. – OG – Regulations for Badminton Competition – Paris 2024
Section 5.4.1.3. – OG – Statement of Badminton’s Requirement – Paris 2024
Section 5.4.1.4. – OG – Badminton Specific Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications – Paris 2024 (ENG)
Section 5.4.1.4. – OG – Online Version – Badminton Specific Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications – Paris 2024 (ENG)
Section 5.4.1.4. – OG – Badminton Specific Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications – Paris 2024 (FRA)
Section 5.4.1.4. – OG – Online Version – Badminton Specific Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications – Paris 2024 (FRA)

Section 5.4.1.4. – OG – General Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications – Paris 2024 (ENG)
Section 5.4.1.5. – OG – NOC Team Apparel Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications – Paris 2024

Section 5.4.1.6. – OG – Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications – Paris 2024 (ENG)

Section 5.4.2. Youth Olympic Games (YOG)

Section 5.4.2.1. – YOG – Qualifying Regulations for Buenos Aires 2018
Section 5.4.2.2. – YOG – Regulations for Badminton Competition – Buenos Aires 2018
Section 5.4.2.3. – YOG – Statement of Badminton’s Requirement – Buenos Aires 2018
Section 5.4.2.4. – YOG – Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications – Buenos Aires 2018

Section 5.4.2.4.1. YOG – Appendix 1 – IF Specific Uniforms Guidelines

Section 5.4.3. Paralympic Games (PG)

Section 5.4.3.1. – PG – Qualifying Regulations for Paris 2024
Section 5.4.3.2. – PG – Race to Paris 2024 Paralympic Ranking Regulations
Section 5.4.3.3. – PG – Regulations for Badminton Competition – Paris 2024
Section 5.4.3.4. – PG – Statement of Badminton’s Requirements – Paris 2024
Section 5.4.3.5. – PG – Guidelines for Bipartite Process – Paris 2024
Section 5.4.3.6 – PG – NPC Team Apparel and Badminton Specific Guidelines Regarding Authorised Identifications – Paris 2024

Section 5.4.4. Parapan American Games (PPG)

Section 5.4.4.1. – PGG – Badminton Qualification Guidelines
Section 5.4.4.2. – PGG – Race to Santiago Rankings Regulations
Section 5.4.4.3. – PGG – Regulations for Badminton Competition
Section 5.4.4.4. – PGG – Statement of Badminton Requirements
Section 5.4.4.5. – PGG – Guidelines for Bipartite Process

Section 5.5 Para Badminton General Competitions Regulations – updated 9 November 2024

Section 5.5.1. Para Badminton Events Combination Chart
Section 5.5.2. Specifications for International Standard Para Badminton Facilities
Section 5.5.3. Timelines for Para Badminton Tournaments
Section 5.5.4. Tournament Sanction Policy
Section 5.5.5. Para Badminton Classification Regulations – updated 9 November 2024
Section 5.5.6. Regulations for Para Badminton World / Continental Championships
Section 5.5.7. Explanation of Adjusted and Notional Ranking for Para Badminton
Section 5.5.8. Summary of PBGCR Clothing Regulations
Section 5.5.9. Para Badminton World Rankings Regulations – updated 2 March 2025
Section 5.5.10. BWF Para Badminton World Circuit Regulations – updated 9 November 2024

Section 5.6 Miscellaneous Regulations

Section 5.6.1. Participation Regulations for Players and Support Personnel with a Russian/Belarusian Passport

Section 5.6.1.1. Administrative Process for Players and Support Personnel with a Russian Passport

Section 5.6.2. Tournament Bidding Procedures