Wang Yaoxin, Zhang Yuyu.

(File photo, AFP)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Super 500 Indonesia Masters will start on January 24 next year, and the registration list has been released recently. The latest men’s doubles player Zhang Yuyu from Malaysia, ranked No. Reluctantly posting an article, implying that the Malaysian Badminton Association may play tricks on it.

In this regard, the Malaysian Badminton Association also responded, but it was blasted by netizens.

Players from all countries must register through the national badminton associations to participate in international competitions. In January 2020, 29-year-old Zhang Yuyu and his partner Wang Yaoxin were expelled from the national team by the Malaysian Badminton Association on the grounds of "poor annual performance". However, their recent world rankings have risen to a new career high of No. 7 in the world, and they broke into the final 4 in this month's BWF year-end tournament.

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Unexpectedly, the two were recently reported by the Malaysian Badminton Association with the wrong name. Zhang Yuyu posted a message saying: "I just want to play badminton honestly. Is it really that difficult? Is it a mistake, or is it unintentional? I still have intentions, in fact, I can see at a glance... how important next year's competition is to us, why did I make a mistake at this moment."

He further questioned that the wrong name reported by the Malaysian Badminton Association did not happen to the national team players, but to the free agents who had left the national team. He said: "Why is the wrong name being ours, not yours? My own people? Is it really necessary to distinguish so clearly? Don’t they all represent Malaysia?” He also tagged the account of the Malaysian Badminton Association, hoping to ask for an explanation.

Wang Yaoxin posted on IG a few days ago to protest the wrong name reported by the Malaysian Badminton Association.

(taken from IG)

This incident has also aroused heated discussions among fans, and some fans have raised "conspiracy theories" that the Paris Olympic qualifying competition will start next year, and Malaysia has three men's doubles pairs that have the opportunity to compete for Olympic qualification, but the Olympics stipulates that each country can only have two. In addition to Wang Yaoxin and Zhang Yuyu who are free men, the other two men's doubles teams are members of the national team of the Malaysian Badminton Association. It is suspected that "Wang Zhang" was caught because of this.

After the incident spread, the Malaysian Badminton Association issued a response on Twitter last night: "After conducting an internal investigation, it turned out that there was a clerical error in the respective registrations. We have taken corresponding measures against those involved. The Badminton Association sincerely expresses its sincere gratitude to Yu Yuhe Yaoxin apologizes. The Badminton Association will study the current registration administrative procedures and do whatever it takes to ensure that such mistakes do not recur in the future. We are also in constant communication with the players on both sides and are working hard to reach an amicable solution.”

However, in the comments below, there are still Malaysian fans complaining about the stupidity of the Malaysian Badminton Association, the perfunctory response, and the management must have problems: "No wonder more and more people quit the national team." They also strongly hope that the World Badminton Federation should be reformed and should no longer Give the Badminton Association the right to sign up players for international competitions.

"I hope to have a fair chance to compete for the Olympics."

Following an internal investigation in respect to the registration of Teo Ee Yi & Ong Yew Sin, it has been concluded that there was a clerical error regarding their respective registration.



We have also taken appropriate measures towards those involved.

— BAM (@BA_Malaysia) December 19, 2022

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