New badminton scoring format on the cards

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KUALA LUMPUR: The world of badminton is bracing for a change in the scoring format.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) have sent a directive to all their members to try out two different versions of the 11-point best-of-five-game scoring format until their council meeting next May.