PETALING JAYA: The Lee Chong Wei (LCW) Cup will be the first badminton tournament to use the new scoring format as Malaysia scramble to switch the tempo of their game.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Saturday that it had received a majority vote to implement the 15x3 rally scoring format from Jan 4, 2027 onwards.

If the Malaysian Open remains on the calendar in January, the home tournament will be the first to officially use it.