# Golden point rule used after 11 years, costs Indian duo at Worlds 2026-08-19T22:21:18+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A rare badminton rule, the golden point, was applied for the first time in 11 years at the BWF World Championship, costing Indian debutants Amrutha Pramuthesh and Ashith Surya their mixed doubles match in New Delhi. The Indian pair won the first set 21-16 against Turkey's Emre Sonmez and Yasemen Bektas but lost the second set 30-29 after the golden point rule was invoked at 29-29. Under the golden point rule, a set ends when the first side reaches 30 if the score is tied at 29-29, bypassing the usual two-point advantage requirement. The Indian duo then lost the deciding set 24-22 in a 73-minute match, exiting the competition in the first round. The last time the rule was used at a World Championship was in the 2015 edition in Jakarta. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The golden point rule is a tiebreaker designed to prevent marathon deuce games, capping the set at 30 points. Its rare use at a World Championship since 2015 highlights how unusual extended deuce situations are at the highest level. The rule will remain in effect until next year, when badminton switches to a 15-point scoring system, where the golden point will apply at 21-21. For debutants Amrutha and Ashith, the loss ends their campaign early, but the experience of a 73-minute three-setter with a historic rule application will serve as a benchmark for their development. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Leads with 'heartbreak' and drama of rare rule, frames loss as spectacle rather than neutral match report This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Amrutha Pramuthesh, BWF World Championship, New Delhi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/golden-point-rule-used-after-11-years-costs-indian-duo-at-worlds/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/golden-point-rule-used-after-11-years-costs-indian-duo-at-worlds/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/