Badminton-Proposal to change scoring system narrowly defeated in BWF vote

FILE PHOTO: The new president of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Poul-Erik Hoyer of Denmark speaks during a news conference after the BWF Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

(Reuters) - The Badminton World Federation (BWF) voted on a proposal to change the sport's scoring system and fell just short of the two-thirds majority required to amend the laws, the sport's world governing body said on Saturday.

Matches are currently played in a best-of-three format, with the winner of each game being the first player to 21 points. The change proposed a best-of-five format with 11 points to win each game.