The maximum number of games in a standard badminton match is three. Matches are played as the best of three games, meaning the first player or team to win two games wins the match

. Each game is played to 21 points, but if the score reaches 20-20, the game continues until one side leads by two points. However, if the score ties at 29-29, the game ends at 30 points, with the first to 30 winning that game

. Therefore, the maximum number of games in a badminton match is three, with each game potentially extending beyond 21 points but capped at 30 points.