That was the original scoring system – 15x3 for men and 11x3 for women. The buzz for a change in the scoring took place in 2001 when the late Datuk Punch Gunalan was vice-president and the then marketing committee chairman of the International Badminton Federation (now known as Badminton World Federation). Seven months later, he defeated Chen Hong of China 17-14,15-10 in the 2003 All-England final, using the reverted old format. The proposal to amend the rule book, according to BWF president Poul-Erik Hoyer, came from the All-Indonesia Badminton Association (PBSI) and Badminton Maldives. Former world champion Axelsen made a good point – have the players been consulted on the proposed change of scoring?

Source: The Star April 09, 2021 23:15 UTC