Professional players and their racquets

But if this Asian Games event doesn't allow players to display their sponsors, why is their apparels still showing the brands?
 
badmintony said:
But if this Asian Games event doesn't allow players to display their sponsors, why is their apparels still showing the brands?
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So theyre supposed to alter their clothing? The rules of the OG, and I assume the AG as well (since they're a regionally restricted, less important Mini copy) are that each article of clothing may have a single brand logo of the manufacturer, iirc with a max size. There is no printed sponsors allowed anywhere.
I believe the brand logo rule is (in part) like this because it would be unreasonable to enforce a no-brand clothing rule, requiring custom clothing for athletes, and being disadvantageous for those with smaller budgets or sponsorships who wouldn't get a free extra set from their clothing sponsor (or don't even have one).
 
j4ckie said:
So theyre supposed to alter their clothing? The rules of the OG, and I assume the AG as well (since they're a regionally restricted, less important Mini copy) are that each article of clothing may have a single brand logo of the manufacturer, iirc with a max size. There is no printed sponsors allowed anywhere.
I believe the brand logo rule is (in part) like this because it would be unreasonable to enforce a no-brand clothing rule, requiring custom clothing for athletes, and being disadvantageous for those with smaller budgets or sponsorships who wouldn't get a free extra set from their clothing sponsor (or don't even have one).
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Maybe they don't need a custom clothing but a simple removable patch of some sort to cover the logos. But I was just wondering about the rules then re no displaying of sponsors.
 
badmintony said:
Maybe they don't need a custom clothing but a simple removable patch of some sort to cover the logos. But I was just wondering about the rules then re no displaying of sponsors.
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The normal clothing brand logo is not considered a sponsor logo. You have that even if you buy the clothes in a regular shop and pay for it, right? They can't make it bigger or anything, so I don't think it's problematic at all. Otherwise, as I said, it would create and unnecessary hassle for everyone who does not get a special uniform anyway.
 
j4ckie said:
I'm guessing players have a number and use this to mark their rackets clearly for stringers etc to identify...? Chinese team must have at least 2 guys working constantly just stringing when they're training, and all those tags and plastic bags Yonex uses at tournaments would be overkill for everyday use (I still find the plastic bags too much even for tournaments)
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Li-Ning #5 string, yellow color.
 
s_mair said:
But it made me think. There's obviously not much going on in the BC universe right now that we start commenting brain farts like that, is it?
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Eh to be fair. The media coverage on AG is seriously lacking.

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Ch1k0 said:
Eh to be fair. The media coverage on AG is seriously lacking.

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I can't even watch highlight videos or sth :D downgrades it from 'less competitive, but somewhat important only due to rarity' to 'don't care at all' for me :D
Basically an artificially inflated BAC that's only worth sth because it's only held every 4 years, but the sucky media coverage makes it meaningless to me. I'm not going to care much for an event that 90% of the world couldn't even watch at the time it took place, that is regionally restricted on top. Only the commonwealth games are more of a a joke at this point. :D
 
j4ckie said:
but the sucky media coverage makes it meaningless to me.
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Same here. Heck, there isn't even a BWF Live Scoring available. And looking at the draw, it seems as if all matches before quarter finals were not even proper warm-up matches for the big guns. I mean, seriously...

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It's bound to happen with a regionally very restricted draw that - afaik - allows only the same number of participants per nation as the OG. You have the same type of thing happening at the OG, but usually only in first round/group stages. Like that swimmer from Africa who had no access to a pool to train and looked like he almost drowned, I respect the hustle but the tournament is certainly not as competitive as a normal Level 500+ or whatever it's called (SS/PSS).
 
Here again with news on pros and their racquets~!!

LYD with AX88S (duh) and making it booomz, while KKJ uses AX88D and dang. That sound. Orgasmic.

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esppy said:
Here again with news on pros and their racquets~!!

LYD with AX88S (duh) and making it booomz, while KKJ uses AX88D and dang. That sound. Orgasmic.

8Up3a46.jpg
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So, unlike what i've understanded, they are not representing officially Korea anymore but playing individually.
Could they participate to big tournament like WC this way?
 
razorei said:
So, unlike what i've understanded, they are not representing officially Korea anymore but playing individually.
Could they participate to big tournament like WC this way?
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They can. If they steamroll everybody non stop and climb to high enough rank to enter a WC.

And also, if BKA registers them for it. Which BKA lost the lawsuit to and they are obliged to now, legally.

And if they outshine BKA's own MD pairs, BKA can choose to field them in their next TUC/Sudirman campaign, both parties willing as a premise.



The TBH Hendra issue was blocked by PBSI for fear that they may cannibalize the national team's chances, which is stupid. But hey, valid concern.

BWF's issues is that they empower each country's association with too much power to decide who gets to enter what, thus such blocks happen, and deserving pairs don't get their chance.
 
esppy said:
And also, if BKA registers them for it. Which BKA lost the lawsuit to and they are obliged to now, legally.
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Care to clarify this?

"The Seoul High Court has ordered BKA to suspend their regulation that states the former male international with Olympic medals or Asian Games and World Championships gold medals are barred from competing independently until they reach age 31 (age 29 for women)."

My understanding was that they challenged the age restriction, but BKA still have ultimate control.
"The BWF rules did stipulate that independent players cannot sign up for events on their own but must go through their country’s BA."

Taken from https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/ba...as-independent-shuttlers/#EqrjYgXytvYSXMya.99
 
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