Reform of scoring system on agenda for World Badminton

2021-04-03 06:35:13 GMT2021-04-03 14:35:13(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Xinhua)-- A proposal to change the badminton scoring system to best of five games of 11 points from the current best of three games of 21 points will be on the agenda of the 82nd BWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 22, 2021, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Saturday.

Different proposals from the Membership will be discussed during the BWF AGM, most notably a proposal from Badminton Indonesia and Badminton Maldives, seconded by Badminton Asia, to amend the Laws of Badminton relating to the Scoring System, said BWF, adding that the BWF Council has taken forward this proposal, with the membership voting on it in May.

BWF President Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen said he welcomed the proposal from the Membership. "The proposed scoring system change is part of my vision to make badminton more exciting and to increase the entertainment value for stakeholders and fans."

"The last time this topic was tabled did resonate with a significant section of our membership with a narrow verdict met. We concede the timing was not right back then but I'm pleased to see this being driven by the membership once more," he said.

BWF has previously put forward the proposal to make the sport more attractive to the audience and reduce the length of matches. But the proposal was turned down in a vote by its members.

Larsen said the proposal if adopted this time, will only come into force after the Tokyo Olympics.

"This is only proposed to be introduced after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. So, I'm confident this is a more favorable time to affect this change," he said.

The AGM will also elect three positions on the Executive Board - BWF President, BWF Deputy President, and BWF Vice President-Para Badminton - as well as to determine 20 Council positions. Elections will be conducted virtually using electronic voting systems, said BWF. Enditem

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