Umpire / referee / judger

Vincent TeoWhich is correct?

Mr. Peter was the umpire / referee / judge for the badminton match.

Can tell me the reason why do you choose it?

The are all the same.

I disagree.

Every sport has set terms they use for their 'judges' and you can't mix them up. Football (soccer) has a referee, never an umpire or judge, for example.

In the UK, badminton uses referees, umpires and line judges, and each has a different role.

nona the britEvery sport has set terms they use for their 'judges' and you can't mix them up. Football (soccer has a referee, never an umpire or judge, for example.)

Whilst in American Football, officials are commonly referred to as referees, but each has a title based on their position. They consist of: Referee, Head Linesman, Line Judge, Umpire, Ba

One final note: If "Peter" is his first name, we would not say "Mr. Peter."

Either Peter, or Mr. Peter Smith, or Mr. Smith, but not Mr. Peter.

The only exception is for little children, say up to the age of 5 or so, who do sometimes say "Miss Susan" or "Mr. Peter" — and sometimes in the South (the southern states of the US).

I take my words back