Horsens, April 25 -- The scoring system in badminton is set to undergo a massive change from next year onwards, as the current best-of-three, first-to-21 system will be replaced by the best-of-three, first-to-15 system.

From January 4 next year, as per Olympics.com, the badminton matches will be played as best-of-three matches, with 15 matches per game at stake. The change was voted on during the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Annual General Meeting in Horsens, Denmark, currently the host to the BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2026.

As per BWF, the new system "offers a strong and sustainable foundation for the sport's future."

It outperformed both the 3x21 system and the alternative option of the 5x11 system during the data review.

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