I mean, there are lots of people who even like guys like Kyrgios.
... a display of trying to win a match by cheating, trying to bend the rules so much, ignoring any etiquette of sportsmanship.
Be magnanimous, big-hearted, inclusive, non-discriminating, and look beyond the surface.I am one and he just defeated the number 1 seed at the US Open.
And...there are even people who like guys like LD.![]()
How I love it when people proclaiming that love and faith are the answer are slinging the meanest insults at others right in the next sentence. Oh, the irony.
Only recreational players admit but not all.Welcome to badminton, the sport of gentlemen!
When was the last time you saw a pro player admitting that he/she committed a fault such as:
- touching the net with body/racket
- hitting the shuttle after it touched the floor
- hitting the shuttle twice
- touching the shuttle with body/clothes
- both players of a pair hitting the shuttle?
Virtually all players would stay silent rather than admit any of the above if they can get away with it. Where is the sportsmanship in that?
So if you are put off by Anders' "naughty tricks", I guess you should be put off by basically all players.
Welcome to badminton, the sport of gentlemen!
When was the last time you saw a pro player admitting that he/she committed a fault such as:
- touching the net with body/racket
- hitting the shuttle after it touched the floor
- hitting the shuttle twice
- touching the shuttle with body/clothes
- both players of a pair hitting the shuttle?
Virtually all players would stay silent rather than admit any of the above if they can get away with it. Where is the sportsmanship in that?
So if you are put off by Anders' "naughty tricks", I guess you should be put off by basically all players.
I disagree. AA made a deliberate attempt to break the rules.I feel we are making a mountain of a molehill
For all things you have listed, there are umpires etc. at high level matches, so not the player decides what is right and wrong but the umpires.
I agree with you. The umpire made a very poor error of judgement in allowing the replay.The umpire allowed it the first time by letting the point be replayed.
I agree with you. The umpire made a very poor error of judgement in allowing the reply.
With more money coming into the sport, umpires are going to have to show a higher and more rigorous standard of consistency on discipline.
Paid as well as accredited by BWF so that umpires and service judges become a profession held to a certain standard such that only those who are qualified are employed with stipulated duties, rights, obligations and responsibilities, including terms and conditions clearly stated in their contractual agreement, which also carries penalties for dereliction of duties, professional misconduct, and breach of contract.If only they were paid...
they are already 'accredited' by bwf. the problem is the current accreditation system is piss poor peer review system. it's mostly by quantity of time served rather than quality. they need, but do not have, a permanent full time panel assessing the umpires as they work their way up.Paid as well as accredited by BWF so that umpires and service judges become a profession
Nishimoto was also being naughty by serving so quickly without looking up
Let's quickly OT remember the infamous '99 French Open Final with Martina Hingis in utter desparation and with a match point against her doing the same against Steffi Graf. Legal going by the rules, but you need to live with the consequences like getting a lot of heat from the fans. Fun fact: Martina Hingis never won a major tournament ever again after that match.There was a famous tennis example of Michael Chang versus Ivan Lendl in the final of the French open doing exactly that. Ivan Lendl was caught out by the quickly taken underarm serve.