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Line judges

Line judges are responsible for a particular line on the court during a match, and they determine if the shuttle has landed in or out with respect to that line. They communicate that information to the umpire through the appropriate hand signals and verbal call, where appropriate.

Line judges for Championships

The number of Line judges required for each type of Championships differs per event and per stage. This information can be found in Badminton Europe’s ‘Bidding Documents’.

Line judges for Circuit tournaments

For Elite Circuit tournaments Line judges must be provided for the whole tournament (main draw and qualification). All Line judges officiating at the same BEC Elite Circuit tournament are required to wear the same colour of uniforms. At least two Line judges must be provided per match, preferably working in two shifts. Line judges must be minimum 14 years old.

For Junior Circuit tournaments Line judges must be provided for semi-finals and finals. Line judges must be minimum 14 years old.

For U17 Circuit tournaments Line judges are not required.

European bwf line judges

The following 25 European Line Judges have been selected as Europe's BWF Line Judges in the periods 2023-2026 and 2025-2028. For each BWF Event, Badminton Europe is asked to put forward a number of line judges from this group of officials. Badminton Europe congratulates all of the below listed with their selection.