Knowing different badminton bets is crucial for anyone who wishes to become a successful badminton punter. This is true for placing wagers on any sport in general. It’s impossible for all the betting opportunities available in badminton unless one fully understands the badminton bets available. Knowing these bets means grasping the predictions required and what it takes for the bet to prove successful. The different bet types available should be at the fingertips of every badminton punter worth their salt. That way, they could quickly and efficiently decide the most profitable bets to place for each match type and each tournament. The three main modes in badminton are Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. This WeWin brief provides an overview of each type and the most recommendable wagers in each scenario.
Badminton Singles Betting
Singles are the most testing mode in badminton. For this badminton discipline, a single player plays against another single player. Each player defends their side of the court and attempts to attack their opponent’s side alone. Needless to say, badminton singles are the most tested of all three badminton disciplines. It examines players individually for their physical prowess and, more crucially, their mental fortitude. As such, badminton singles matches are excellent opportunities to make predictions based on a player’s individual strengths.
Famous examples of badminton bets include:
- Match winner: this predicts who wins a match. This is the simplest of all wagers since all one has to do is back the stronger player to win or bet against the weaker player.
- Outright winner: this predicts who wins the whole competition, which is achieved through winning the required set of matches to advance through various stages of the tournament, such as groups, knockouts, and finals. This is a considerably more difficult wager than Match winner. However, the rewards are enormous for punters who can analyze the whole roster of participating players and accurately pick out the top dog.
Badminton Doubles & Mixed Doubles Betting
In badminton doubles, a pair of players compete against another pair. This means a player doesn’t have to fight it alone, as in singles. When placing bets on doubles matches, one can’t afford to pay attention to individual players. Sure, having a star player in the team you’re backing is wonderful. However, the most critical aspect is how well or poorly that pair of players have performed as a duo. Sometimes, you can have a set of two individually terrific players who may not have the required chemistry to do well as a team. Mixed doubles is similar to doubles, except that each pair comprises a man and a woman. This means we have a man and a woman on each side, creating an intriguing match-up. Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai are a world-famous, successful Malaysian mixed doubles pair who got engaged in 2023, warming the hearts of many badminton fans. As explained above, the match winner and Outright winner are also good wagers for badminton doubles betting. However, since doubles wagers are a lot more challenging to predict, it’s good to mix things up with a few prop bets:
- Over/Under bets: this means indicating whether the points total is over or under a particular line. A punter can try to forecast the points total for the match (for both sets of players) or the totals for each team.
- Leader After Bets: this means selecting which team leads after a certain number of points in a set.
- Set Bets: various predictions a punter can make regarding a set rather than the entire match. For instance, who wins the first set? Or the second set? How many points do you need to win a set?
