match walk out Sad that players don't realize who are paying their way, maybe the IBF should step in and impose fines for those that don't perform for the paying public. It puts the sport in at peril. Spectators pay for and expect entertainment. So, if badminton doesn't start to control the discipline (or lack of) then the IBF should. Every other professional sport has rules that the athletes must follow or pay a hefty penalty.
actually from the picture, i thought Taufik was going to give a congratulatory handshake to LYB(see his right hand reaching out)..can red00ecstrat or Cheung confirm??..hehe
Taufik at Korea Open last week It's funny...this line call incident happened here during the Korea Open last week, too. It was during the 3rd round (I think) where Taufik was playing against Korea's No. Lee Hyun-il. It was on the deciding 3rd game when Taufik hit a smash into Lee's court and the linesperson called it out. TH went to the chair umpire and protested. Not satisfied, he called another official and protested once more delaying the match for a few more minutes. I guess it's every player's right to question line calls. But as long as badminton does not have tennis' HAWK EYE technology, it would be difficult to ascertain whether a close call is actually in or out. The best way is to assign linespeople who are well-trained, have perfect visions, unbiased, and are always alert. TH lost. 16-21 on the 3rd game. I have pictures of that incident...will upload in a while.
That's the key point, the umpire, line judge, and organizer do not need to make an apology. However, Taufik does. The only time the others would need to make an apology would be if they were purposely being biased against Taufik, which they were not, at least based on the observations posted here.
Not possible, even the best linespeople will make mistakes once in a while. The key is to understand you will get calls in your favor as well as calls against you. Take the good with the bad. In the long run, statistics will point out, it will be a wash. Don't take it personal, don't think everyone is out to get you. And if they are, maybe you are doing something wrong. Either that, or you're No. 1 in the world.
I guess it would be difficult and unfair...because Taufik is a victim... Umpire, landlady and organizer have to make a public appology for having contributed to the incident. If they do so, I guess we can see the light of fairness. Besides, we all make mistakes. Demanding him ALONE to appologize publicly while he was the victim is in my opinion TOTALLY UNFAIR.
indra, i thought we're thru with this??.. does it matter if Taufik or the others you mentioned make a public or private apology??..Just make one and it's gotta start with Taufik, if it's just for saving face.. And again, please don't label Taufik as "victim"..The real "victim", at least in my book, in this situation is the fans/public who have paid money and gone to see & support the player(s) WHO THEMSELVES ARE PLAYING TO GET MONETARY GAIN, rather than the organizer, umpires, referee, linespeople, you name it WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING(most if not all of them)..Taufik(and other players) is/are being sponsored and paid for the whole 2 tourneys and then still playing to get some more monies...please..
Not forgetting he has made it easier for LD to progress and LD would have expanded less energy than his final opponent. So would he pay LCW/CJ for this episode, if LCW/CY loses ?
enough has been said. that's why LD is #1(most of the time, he's currently #2) and TH is what....#35? hahaha...
I think we need to carry on for a few more threads. It is like good wine : you cannot stop until you have drunk enough.
Unfortunately or fortunately (for Red), he did not shoot the bird (dead) on line for the record! I'm just sorry that TH behaved rather badly for everybody who's interested in his performance and welfare. I hope young players who treat TH as an idol will not take his unsportsman-like attitude as acceptable.
hey Loh, you finally made it to this thread, welcome...sigh, i thought for a while you would skip this thread altogether or just treat it as "rubbish talk"....BTW, we're still waiting the voice of Mr. taneepak himself on this issue-i know he's reading and lurking in this particular sub-forum..
Taufik needs to apology, it will be terrible if he fails to do so... He was just spoilt and didn't realise what he was doing... But maybe it involved my country, I still think that LD's act previously was more disrecpectful Whatever, let's carry on to the semifinal's this evening
Hahahahha......so be realistic, BC people we need some refurbishment in the world of badminton after being scrambled by the rules and act of players. Changes are required. Thing like digital line (hawk eye) like in tennis has to be applied at badminton tournament from now on so no more excuse and funny behavior from the players. So there is action and of course reaction. It is already good that Taufik has shown that there is needs to change and modify which is not yet done by the IBF. Let it he (Taufik) be the victim or the villan but it's all for the good of badminton game and of course for all of us (watcher).
Kinda true. We (including TH) are all victims of TH's attitude. In fact, I pity Taufik because he is the biggest victim of himself. I don't think Taufik owes any of us an apology (execpt to the linejudge), but most of all, he owes himself a big apology.
ok ok.. so far the discussion here is going on and on... people whining about how Taufik owe everyone a match of a life time and apologies So lets summarise, Taufik = No sportmanship, spoiled, badly behaved, disappointing, rude, bla bla... ok we get the point So please will someone draw some conclusions on what should happen to him? What action he should take? How do we stop this and all
