The area of a badminton court is 13.4 meters long, 6.1 meters wide, and is rectangular in shape. While playing doubles, the complete court width is used. This width is reduced to 5.18 meters while playing singles. The service area is indicated by the horizontal lines near the net, which are present on both sides of the court. At the center most point of this horizontal line, a vertical line starts, which ends at the back of the court. As a result, the service area is split into two blocks.