I used to bet on badminton without doing much thinking, picking who’s likely to win. That is until I lost because I wasn’t thinking about how many points players will score during the game, I simply assumed that 21 is always a finish line. But I quickly realized, that badminton does not always end at 21.
That’s the funny thing about this sport. It looks neat on TV, the matches are over pretty quickly, and it’s simple to understand, unlike cricket or rugby. But things get real and the pressure gets high once they tie at 20-20.
YesPlay provides a simple-to-use betting environment for Badminton. First-time punters are likely to have no issues thanks to the simple layout of the Winner, Total points and Point handicap markets.
How scoring works
When playing badminton, you need to have at least 21 points to win, and have a two point lead. At 20-20, it keeps going until one side leads by two points, or someone reaches 30. This is important because totals and handicaps change in a stubborn game.
You can see this happen often in doubles matches. Both sides keep scoring bangers one after another with first-game score being 21 to 19, second-game score being 23 to 21. The guy who only wanted to bet on the better team missed an lekker chance to cash out big time.
Read the market first
That’s why it’s usually safer to read the market first and not the player name. If only one of the players will perform better then it’s a clean win. If you want to see a proper contest, totals and point handicap is what you need. The pair can still lose the match and you can still stand a chance to win with a handicap.
To see what I’m talking about, take a look at the badminton betting menu at https://yesplay.bet/sports/prematch/badminton. YesPlay has all the international badminton matches and if you look closely, you’ll see betting options like Winner, Total points and Point handicap, with even more hiding behind the extra tab.
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