THE BA of Malaysia (BAM) will be gathering feedback from their players and coaches before making a stand on the proposed change to the current scoring system.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Saturday that they will vote to change the sport's scoring system from the 21x3 format to 11x5 at their annual general meeting (AGM) next month.
The BWF said they had taken forward a proposal from the Indonesia and Maldives BAs to amend the scoring system.
The proposed change will, however, only take place after the Tokyo Olympics on July 23-Aug 8. BAM secretary-general Datuk Kenny Goh said that any decision regarding the scoring system should consider players' feedback .
"At the end of the day, the ones who are affected the most are the players and coaches," said Kenny.
"We will need to gather feedback from players and coaches here in Malaysia because it concerns them.
"Besides that, we also like to find out what the other major badminton playing countries think about these changes.
"I believe we cannot rush into making a decision, and when we do, it has to be an informed decision," added Kenny.
There were two previous attempts to change the scoring system to an 11x5 format. The 11x5 system was voted upon during the AGM in Bangkok in 2018, but it failed to garner the two-thirds majority required to implement it. It was also experimented upon in 2014 with several tournaments adopting the 11x5 format but a proposal was eventually defeated.
To date, badminton has seen its scoring system changed twice. The 7x5 system was adopted in 2002 but discontinued after the Commonwealth Games that year. The current 21x3 system was implemented in 2006.
Meanwhile, BWF president Poul-Erik Hoyer, who is also standing for election for a third term at the AGM, welcomed the move to change the scoring system.
"The proposed scoring system is part of my vision to make badminton more exciting and to increase the entertainment value for stakeholders and fans," said Hoyer.
"This is only proposed to be introduced after the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. So, I am confident this is a more favourable time to affect the change."
A two-thirds majority will be required for the change to be approved.