3x21 rally vs. 3x15 service vs. 3x15 rally scoring system

[Maklike Tier]

I don't think that's good reasoning. I think in any game, if you want to win and playing against a similar level player(s), you don't have the luxury not to concentrate. You always need to concentrate, from the beginning. That's all I try to do and have a good lead. The major thing I hate about 3x15 point system is that you don't have time to judge, test and find weak spots of your opponent, and no time to change the strategy in the middle of the game. There is very less chance to come back. with the old 15 point system, you had lots of time, you can really test your opponent. The current 21 point system has definitely changed the game, you have to reduce your errors. But 15x3 is just a joke.

This is an excellent point.

I do quite like the old style of scoring, but I can see why they changed it because from a theoretical sense, only winning when you serve doesn't make a whole lot of sense, and the lengths of games can vary wildly which is a nightmare for tv/court booking/coverage.

I think I'd be cool with 'Best of 5 sets to 15, rally-point'. In one of the singles comps I play, we already play '3x15 Rally' and as pointed out above by ezish, the only real downside is that it doesn't give you many points to analyse your opponents game, and it doesn't give you many points if you're a slow starter (Like I tend to be) or one of those players that works yourself into a game, or do better in a points-deficit situation.

I don't really think we should concern ourselves about what the BWF thinks, because the reality for club/amateur badminton, is that all three scoring systems already co-exist together.

Heck, I've played some comps that are 'first to 30 points, Rally'.