The purpose of this study was to compare the competitive performances of badminton women's singles between the two scoring systems using notational analysis. A total of 10 matches including the matches from the quarter-finals of the 2005-2006 first national tournament were video taped. Scoring systems were the independent variables, and the dependent variables including shots per rally, time per rally, time per shot, the shot selections of serve, the categories of winning, and the categories of losing. Independent t test, and test of homogeneity of proportions were used for analysis, the significant level set at = .05. The results showed that the significant difference between the two scoring systems were the mean number of shots per rally (7.76s±1.33, 3×21 format vs. 6.58s±0.75, 3×11 format), the mean time of each rally (8.12s±1.59, 3×21 vs. 6.66s±0.8, 3×11), the shot selections of serve (Deep: 74.83%, 3×21 vs. 56.86%, 3×11. Short: 20.82%, 3×21 vs. 38.1%, 3×11), and the categories of winning (Direct winning: 23.57%, 3×21 vs. 14.85%, 3×11. Error winning: 75.06%, 3×21 vs. 84.03%, 3×11). Based on the finding in this research, suggestions for badminton players' training and further studies were proposed.