New Delhi, With an goal to draw new viewers to the game and make the matches shorter, the Badminton World Federation is ready to trial a brand new 3×15 scoring system in chosen competitions for a minimum of six months, beginning April this 12 months.
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The present format affords 21-point best-of-three-game matches .
The BWF Council, the decision-making physique of the world governing physique, endorsed the 3×15 scoring system, which is already a part of the Various Legal guidelines of Badminton, to exchange the present scoring system throughout its assembly in Kuala Lumpur in November.
“As part of its due diligence, BWF Council approved a plan to practically test the 3 x 15 system at selected Continental Championships, Grade 3 tournaments, national and international leagues, and national tournaments from approximately April to September/October 2025,” BWF mentioned.
Worldwide Problem, Worldwide Sequence and Future Sequence competitions fall underneath Grade 3 tournaments.
Explaining the explanations behind deciding on the brand new scoring system, BWF mentioned: “In comparison with the present system, 3×15 has fewer factors per sport, which will increase the chance that every level shall be extra thrilling. In comparison with the present system, 3×15 reaches the tip factors in video games quicker and strikes the very best stability of pleasure, each in every sport and within the total variety of video games.”
The BWF also stated that the 3×15 system will lead to shorter matches, better scheduling, maintain fan interest, and benefit player health and longevity.
“The 3×15 system exhibits the best chance for the bottom variety of rallies, and in comparison with 5×11, 3×15 supplies a extra constant size of video games.”
The BWF said it will survey key stakeholders at each tournament as well as an overall survey of all Members, Athletes’ Commissions , technical officials, and commercial partners near the end of the testing period.
“Pending an final result of testing and survey outcomes, BWF Council will make a closing resolution whether or not to suggest this new system to the BWF Annual Common Assembly 2026.”
BWF added that “a proposal might go ahead to the BWF Annual Common Assembly in April 2026 for a call, pending the result of testing and stakeholder surveying this 12 months.”
BWF has been experimenting with scoring techniques, resulting in the evolution of the badminton scoring system from 15×3 to 7×5 to 21×3 through the years.
Underneath the unique scoring system, matches had been determined in a best-of-three format—15 factors for males’s and all doubles fixtures, and 11 factors for girls, with solely the particular person serving successful a degree.
In 2002, the 7×5 scoring system was briefly launched earlier than shifting to the present rally level system – 21×3 – in 2006.
In between, the BWF additionally launched an 11×5 scoring system on an experimental foundation in 2014. It was once more proposed in 2021 however failed to achieve the required votes throughout the 82nd BWF AGM.