The score is Axelsen 20, Ginting 18 in the third set of the men's singles final. It was an intense battle. Ginting made a good attacking clear, Axelsen struggled to get it and made a desperate super high clear that could easily be killed. But as Axelsen hit the shuttle, he held his chest and collapsed in pain. Everyone gasped. Ginting, realizing Axelsen is having a cardiac arrest, then instinctively rushed to his opponent's court to perform CPR. Meanwhile, the shuttle is still in the air and it landed in.
Who would've won the game in this scenario?
First off, this is morbid. Both players are alive and well.
There are various situation of the hypothetical inquiry.
Read with following change in nomenclature: A20 and G18
Situations: A20 served
(i) Umpire ignores A20's
holding c and collapsing in p, and penalises G18 for distraction when rushng to A20 court. Outcome ≡ Fault ≡ Game.
(ii) Umpire ignores A20's
holding c and collapsing in p and G18's rushng to A20 court. Outcome ≡ Game.
(iii) Umpire ignores A20's
holding c and collapsing in p, and does not penalise G18 for distraction after rush to A20 court. Outcome ≡ Let.
(iv) Umpire rules A20 for
collapsing in p as distraction
. Outcome ≡ Service Over.
(v) Umpire plays Let as soon as A20
collapses in p. Signals to call Referee + Medic. Outcome ≡ Game suspended.
Situations: G18 served
(i) Umpire ignores A20's
holding c and collapsing in p, and penalises G18 for distraction when rushng to A20 court. Outcome ≡ Play Let.
(ii) Umpire ignores A20's
holding c and collapsing in p and G18's rushng to A20 court Outcome ≡ Service Over.
(iii) Umpire ignores A20's
holding c and collapsing in p, and does not penalise G18's rush to A20 court by distraction, Outcome ≡ Let.
(iii) Umpire rules A20 for
collapsing in p as distraction
. Outcome ≡ Fault A20 ≡ G19.
(iv) Umpire plays Let as soon as G18 rushed toward A20
collapsing in p.Signals to call Referee + Medic. Outcome ≡ Game suspended.
Any umpire worth their clipboards will call a let immediately as soon as a player collapses.
That said, I mean written, next time make better names, Lexasen and Tinging come to mind. So do any of the mods on the mod names on this forum - Wunk, HeungC, etc etc.