China top doubles escape with ‘light’ penalty for match-fixing


Paying the price: China’s Tan Qiang (left) and He Jiting lost to Indonesia’s Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan in the men’s doubles semi-final at the All England on March 19. — AFP

PETALING: Betting continues to be a big problem in badminton, but four Chinese players seem to have only got a slap on the wrist for the offence.

The men’s doubles players – world champion and Olympics silver medallists Li Junhui-Liu Yuchen and their current No. 1 He Jiting-Tan Qiang have been found guilty for failing to use best efforts to win a match at the Fuzhou China Open in 2018.

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