yuquall
Regular Member
I think it was more like a personal vendetta between Conrad and Kevin. He wouldn't have reacted that way if it wasn't Kevin and Kevin wouldn't have reacted that way either if it wasn't Conrad. There had been bad blood between these two and unfortunately the umpire got dragged into this feudI don't know where you learned to play badminton, but a net kill is supposed to take the shortest distance to the floor, which is exactly what Kevin did. The fact that Kolding decided to crouch down in front of the net doesn't somehow make him a victim...he could have moved back, held his racquet in front of his face, or turned around instead of making himself a sitting duck.
A "body smash" is a perfectly acceptable form of attacking shot. But if the receiving player can't defend it, then it often turns into a body hit. Does that make the smasher somehow at fault? Clearly not. Anything on the other side of the net within the lines is fair game. If someone hits a person, they will normally apologize... but defending players are responsible for ensuring their own safety from incoming shuttles, simple as that.
In addition, Kevin didn't actually hit Kolding... shuttle hit the floor and bounced through his legs. In the slow mo replay you can see Kevin immediately apologizing and Kolding nodding his head in acknowledgement. There was no need for Corad to step in other than to stir the pot, which the umpire called him out on.

Though Kevin's attitude to the umpire was yellow or red card potential. But while Kevin was ready to play on, the umpire was still trying to call Kevin to explain himself.