1999 Surdirman Cup

[Faisal]

Hi, I was just wathcing the WSF of SC (1999) between Dai Yun and Camilla Martin and I noticed that the umpire asked Dai Yun not to clinch her fist during the end of a rally:confused: Can anyone tell me why?? And despite of the fact that he asked her not to clinch it, both the players did it during the whole match! I mean it is natural to do it when you score...:rolleyes:

And one more thing, Dai Yun wanted some time with the towel and the umpire did not allow? Is there a rule that says players are not allowed to have time for towel at a certain time or is it just that the umpire was too strict???

Thanks.

[kwun]

they are not allowed to clinch the fist or yell while facing their opponent. so they just turn to the side and clinch/yell... :D

not sure if there is a towel rule in terms of time. i think it is to the umpire's judgement whether the player really needs a wipe down, or is he trying to gain some breathing time.

in the 2001 edition of the WC, the umpires actually invited the player to take a break!

[Faisal]

I don't knowKwun, if you saw the Tennis Davis Cup a few days ago but Martin Verkerk (Holland) was yelling and clinching AT Bopanna (India) during his match with him and I seriously thought that was rude...

[kwun]

yes. exactly!

badminton has its root of being a gentlemen's sport. thus there are "social" rules that umpire enforces. as you said, yelling or clinching fist at the opponent would be rather rude.

i kinda like that as i believe a game should be a game of skills and not a game of who has the bigger mouth... :D