What were the old scoring rules in badminton?

Answer 1

The old scoring system which was vastly better than the current television driven system, comprised of the best of three sets to 15, with setting taking place to 17 if 14 all was reached. Scoring was only possible on the serve, and each side had two serves, be that mixed or doubles, and one serve for singles. this meant that a serve had to be earned before points could be registered, this made for longer games and a greater degree of aggression and indeed skill being used, so making it a better spectacle for all grades up to Pro. The current scoring to 21 is merely a battle of wits so as not to make a mistake, and by association killing the ingenuity of players to hone their skill. Simply now it is keep it in play! this is not what Badminton is about. But then there you go. LONG LIVE OLD SCORING, and hopefully we will see a full British and Irish return to old scoring.!