Don’t kill the beautiful game with new scoring format


THE Badminton World Federation (BWF) is considering changing the scoring in badminton matches. The present scoring which ends the game at 21 points is ideal not only for players but spectators too.

There is anxiety and excitement in all the two or three games in a set. It also gives a player who is down a chance to recover, ensuring that only the fittest wins in the rubber game. The proposed change to 11 points in a five-game set will not provide the excitement as a game of 11 points would end before a player gets fully warmed up, especially when the opponent is slightly weaker. The spectator would hardly have warmed his seat.

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