Abuse of public courts? Hosts say they are providing a service by selling badminton playing slots to those looking for a hit

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Some people who manage to snag coveted courts are organising games among strangers and charging more than S$10 a person at times and this does not always guarantee the full two-hour booking time. Feeling frustrated over the uncertainty of balloting for public badminton courts, Ms Yeo who is an avid player decided to join a badminton group in the hope of getting to play her favourite sport consistently. Before this, the 51-year-old and her friends found it hard to book just one court for their