On May 22, Beijing time, the 82nd BWF Annual Membership Congress was held online. The 11-point voting process that received the most attention was 66.31% (187 votes) in favor and 33.69% (95 votes) against 33.69% (95 votes). There was only one vote between the yes votes and 2/3 of the total of 282, or 188, with 66.31 yes votes % Did not reach the 66.67% standard, and the 11-point system promoted by the World Badminton Federation failed to pass. The next World Badminton Federation Annual General Meeting will be held in two years’ time.
The World Badminton Federation initiated an 11-point voting during the Bangkok Tangyu Cup in May 2018. The result was 129 votes in favor and 123 votes against. Since the yes votes did not account for 2/3 of the total votes, the 11-point system failed. Passed. At that time, it was mainly opposed by strong Asian badminton powers such as Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia. An official of the Malaysian Badminton Association pointed out that the reason why the World Badminton Federation pushes for the 11-point system is mainly to break the monopoly of Asian countries. In addition to testing the players’ skills and tactics, the 21-point system also tests the players’ physical ability and psychology. The 11-point system is too short and the chance is greatly increased.
Two years later, the World Badminton Federation re-proposed the 11-point system, and the reason given was: Indonesia and the Maldives two associations proposed this proposal, and the Asian Badminton Federation, the Korean Badminton Federation and the Chinese Taipei Badminton Federation expressed their support. Two years later, there were 187 votes in favor of the 11-point system, but it was one vote short of 2/3 of the vote threshold for the 11-point system reform proposed by the World Badminton Federation. In the end, the 11-point system failed to pass.
Regarding the analysis of the BWF’s expectation to implement the 11-point system, some media reported that the BWF officially wanted to shorten the game time to meet the needs of commercial promotion, including television broadcasts, and attract young people from more regions to like the sport. . Badminton World Federation President Larsson once said publicly: “I support the 5-round 11-point game system. This change can make badminton more interesting and more enjoyable. We need to continue to improve. Otherwise, the game will be too rigid, right. The next generation of young people is not attractive. Shortening the game time will make badminton more influential and will be more attractive on TV. This will translate into more income, and player income will increase accordingly.”
The original 2021 World Badminton Federation Annual Membership Congress was scheduled to be held during the Sudirman Cup in Suzhou on May 23. However, many games were postponed or cancelled due to the epidemic. The Su Cup was also postponed. The BWF decided The annual congress will be held on May 22 in the form of a network conference. The main agenda of this year’s conference includes voting for the president of the World Badminton Federation, election of directors, and 11-point voting. The current World Badminton Federation President Larsson, First Vice President Patama, and Vice President Kurzo, who is in charge of para badminton, are the only candidates for their respective positions, so there is no suspense in voting for these two items. Whether the World Badminton Federation will continue to implement the 11-point voting system in the future depends on the changes in the situation of the BWF high-level power struggle in the next two years. (Red)Return to Sohu to see more
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