Free Badminton scoreboard
Keep Badminton score live on your phone and share the match with anyone — free to watch, no account needed to follow along.
Badminton moves fast — a rally can flip the score before anyone catches their breath. Keep your club match, tournament, or training session tracked with one tap per point, straight from your phone. Score to 21, win by two, and let teammates or spectators follow every rally live by scanning a QR code or opening a link.
Why score Badminton with Score Zen
- One-tap scoring, built for Badminton
- Share the live score by QR code or link
- Free for spectators — no app to install to watch
- Keeps working if the connection drops
- 34 sports, tournaments and standings included
How Badminton scoring works
Badminton uses rally-point scoring: a point is awarded on every rally won, whether or not you served. The side winning the rally scores the point and gains (or keeps) the serve. In the current system a game is played to 21 points; at 20-20 a 2-point lead is required, and at 29-29 the next point (the 30th) ends the game.
Match format
Current official format: best of 3 games (2 games to win), each game to 21 points. Note: from 4 January 2027 the BWF switches to the "3x15" system (games to 15 points, extension at 14-14, cap at 21). Recreational formats may vary (games to 11, 15 or 21 by agreement).
How to win
A player or pair wins the match by taking 2 games. Each game is won by the first to reach the target score (currently 21, 15 from 2027) by the required margin, within the cap.
Recommended Score Zen setup
Set up badminton with set-based scoring: the "Official" preset = best of 3 games, target 21 points per game, win by 2 (the game continues until a 2-point lead is reached — Score Zen has no cap at 30). The Casual preset plays a single game, and Custom mode lets you set the points target per game, the number of games to win and the margin.
Frequently asked questions
How do I keep badminton score live so others can follow along?
Open Score Zen in your phone browser and tap once as each rally ends — the running score to 21 updates instantly. Share the live scoreboard by QR code or link, and teammates, your coach, or family can watch from any phone with no account, no app, and no ads.