Members of the city’s badminton fraternity have thrown up mixed responses to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) introducing the new 3x15 point scoring system next year, replacing the existing 3x21 format to suit broadcast schedules.

Former India badminton star Aparna Popat reckons the new system will favour only a certain type of players. “At the highest level, there will have to be changes as this [new rule] favours only a certain set of players. So, the others will have to cope with the situation. I only hope the quality of the game does not drop,” Olympian Popat tells mid-day on the sidelines of the Legends Club function to celebrate 93rd birth anniversary of badminton legend Nandu Natekar at Cricket Club of India on Tuesday.