KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's preparations for 15-point badminton are already taking shape on court, with national men's doubles head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi placing greater emphasis on attack ahead of next season.

From Jan 4 next year, the Badminton World Federation will switch from 21-point games to 15-point games, retaining the best-of-three format.

Herry said the clearest sign of that work is in how his world No. 4 pair, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, now play their matches.

"You can see it in their game plan. They are attacking more than they are defending," said Herry.