Liew Daren and Jerry Gan (inset)
PETALING JAYA: Former singles shuttler Liew Daren and former National Sports Institute staff Jerry Gan have been banned for their involvement in betting respectively.
BWF's independent hearing panel has found Daren and Jerry for betting on Nov 15. The charge has been published in the world body's website under hearing panel decisions.
They were investigated for suspicious activities in 2018 and 2021.
The world body have proposed a 12-month suspension for Daren and a three-month suspension for Jerry.
Daren had represented Malaysia under Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), as a professional and later as a coach with Team LZJ. He had featured in most of the country's major tournaments.
Jerry, a performance analyst employed by the NSI who was accredited by the BWF to attend international badminton tournaments in support of athletes representing BAM.
All interviews were conducted by the BWF Head of Integrity, Mr. Andy Hines-Randle, and BWF investigator, Mr. Paul Scotney.
In 2018 professionals Zulfadli Zulkifli and Tan Chun Seang were banned for 20 and 15 years respectively for match-fixing.
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