Badminton Scoring System Undergoes More Modifications
The badminton scoring system undergoes further changes in addition to the series of rule modifications it went through the years.
The scoring system of badminton has been through several changes, from the traditional to the more appropriate modern system. The traditional form recognized fifteen points as the total points that should be garnered by the winning team in the men’s category, while a total of eleven points for the women’s division. Each badminton match is composed of three games. The winning team is the one who wins two of these two matches. In the traditional set up, only the team serving the shuttlecock gets to earn a score in the exchange.
In the 1990s, the scoring system was subjected to important changes. Two scoring systems were created in order to decide on tied scores. The Badminton World Federation imposed the new rules that consented the setting of a higher number of points in the case of tied scores. This system was allowed in the occurrence of a 14-all situation for the men’s category, and a 10-all in the women’s category. The player who was first to reach this score had the reign over setting the next play until the winning number of points is achieved.
The turn of the century paved the development of more changes to the sport’s intricate but just scoring system. The Commonwealth Games in 2002 prodded the experiment modification of particular scoring details such as reducing the number of winning points to seven points and besting five shorter games.
More recent is the development of the 21-point games that shortened badminton games into tighter and more thrilling matches. This rally scoring method paved the way for the scoring to be independent of whoever is the serving team. Today, international badminton officials are looking into nooks and crannies to make the badminton scoring system even more efficient.
