{
  "id": 15353233,
  "title": "15 points, 25 seconds: Is badminton getting too intense?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/15-points-25-seconds-is-badminton-getting-too-intense",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T05:06:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/badminton-scoring-new-format-15-points-25-seconds-too-intense-denmark-open-10926562/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Badminton World Junior Championships in Cairo, Egypt, saw semifinal matches averaging 39.4 minutes, with a 59-minute three-setter as the longest. The new 15-point format, set to start in December 2027, may result in matches lasting just 17 minutes, but could also extend to an hour due to longer warm-up periods. Women's singles matches may reach a 60-minute mark, while men's doubles, singles, Malaysian women's doubles, and mixed doubles took 47, 41, 41, and 50 minutes respectively. Indonesian Habibi and Mukti played a thrilling match, winning from three match points down. The new 25-second shot clock, introduced at the Denmark Open, forces players to react quickly, adding to the intensity of the already fast-paced 15-point game.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Semifinal matches averaged 39.4 minutes at Badminton World Junior Championships.",
    "New 15-point format may reduce match duration to 17 minutes.",
    "25-second shot clock added to increase match intensity."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Transitioning to a shorter scoring system and a strict shot clock accelerates the pace of play, forcing athletes to manage higher intensity within significantly condensed match windows.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}