Olympic badminton players disqualified for trying to lose

HossHuge · 08-01-2012, 06:38 PM

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London (CNN) -- Eight female badminton players were disqualified from the Olympics on Wednesday for trying to lose matches the day before, the Badminton World Federation announced after a disciplinary hearing.
The players from China, South Korea and Indonesia were accused of playing to lose in order to face easier opponents in future matches, drawing boos from spectators and warnings from match officials Tuesday night.
All four pairs of players were charged with not doing their best to win a match and abusing or demeaning the sport.

I guess that's why they call it Badminton and not Goodminton...

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/sp...html?hpt=hp_t2

erocker · 08-01-2012, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HossHuge

I guess that's why they call it Badminton and not Goodminton...

JC316 · 08-01-2012, 06:58 PM

Try that shit in tennis and you will get a rather large fine.

yogurt_21 · 08-01-2012, 09:14 PM

I think the very nature of not wanting to face another team means you just need to quit and go home. It's the fircken Olyimpics, if you don't think you can beat everyone else why are you there?

de.das.dude · 08-02-2012, 01:19 AM

HEY look!! its our good friend china! looks like china picked up a couple of followers as well!

Magibeg · 08-02-2012, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by de.das.dude

HEY look!! its our good friend china! looks like china picked up a couple of followers as well!

What, you have power back already?

entropy13 · 08-02-2012, 03:20 AM

It's essentially the organizers' fault though. They suddenly went to a group stage round instead of the knockout qualification rounds.

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