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Quick Comment: Badminton’s disregard for tradition continues, new 15-point game scoring system is more confusion than reform

The Indian Express·Shivani Naik·about 1 month ago
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Broadcasters who love packaging more than the package itself, decided that they wanted to wrap up 5 matches - men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles - into 3 hours. (File) Badminton continues to be callous with tradition, and keeps changing its scoring system – the 15×3 is the fourth such flip in the last 50 years . Some might say it’s far too much a stickler for tradition – 15×3 was used at its inception in 1873. On Saturday, the format was voted back overwhelmingly by a margin of 198-43, keeping in mind broadcast considerations and players’ health. The 21×3 will go out screaming and shouting, albeit after having prevailed through the golden generation of women’s singles, GOATs in men’s singles and the era of immense popularity for men’s doubles. 21×3 will also plead innocent to charges of causing injury an misery to shuttlers, and point the finger at badminton’s hectic schedule of mandatory tournaments for top players.…

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