On the afternoon of January 21, Da Ma Yu held a press conference to announce that Malaysia's number one men's singles Li Zijia and two-time World Youth Championship women's singles champion Wu Yanli would be banned for 2 years. The two's dream of applying to be free people was also shattered.
Srija Haberdeen, President of the Malaysian Feather Department, pointed out at the press conference that Li Zijia applied to withdraw from the national team on January 11 on the grounds that he could not adapt to the pressure and training environment. At the same time, Li Zijia proposed to "establish his own coaching team, formulate a game plan and have his own sponsors" as a condition that he could continue to stay in the national team, but was rejected by Da Ma Yu.
After many unsuccessful negotiations, Da Ma Yu decided to refuse to register Li Zijia for international competitions for a period of 2 years from January 18, 2022.
At the same time, in 2021, the former Malaysian sister Wu Yanqin, who applied for retirement from the Malaysian Yu General On the grounds of physical health, although she discussed the opportunity to return to the national team with the general secretary of the Malaysian Yu General Wu Zhiqiang on December 23, 2022, suddenly announced her conversion to a professional player on January 2, 2022. Therefore, it was decided to impose a two-year ban on him from October 31, 2021.
Despite this, Jia Haberding also said that Li Zijia and Wu Yanyan still have the opportunity to appeal, and Da Ma Yu will remain open to discuss with them.
The implication is to give the two people the opportunity to bow their heads and admit their mistakes, if they are willing to obey Yu Zong's arrangements, they can not blame the past, as for the so-called "discussion", hehe, they should not be worthy.
Jahaboddin stressed that this decision mainly estimated the interests of the sponsor and the general manager of Malaysia, otherwise the precedent would be set and the consequences would be unimaginable. When asked by the media whether Yu Zong would agree if Li Zijia was willing to compensate a certain amount in exchange for freedom, Jia Haboddin said that the matter was not discussed.
Let's comb through the development process of the whole event:
On 29 December 2021, news broke out from malaysian media that Li Zi Jia would leave Malaysia to become a free man, with a sponsorship fee involving RM4 million (RMB6,058,400) per year to fund him to become a free man.
On December 30, Da Ma Yu issued a document denying reports that Li Zijia would leave the national team to become a free man.
On January 2, 2022, Wu announced his comeback as a free agent. Because through the Penang Yu Zong applied to the Malaysian Yu Zong to return to the national team, the Yu Zong did not make a final decision.
On 8 January, Mr. Da Ma Yu respected Wu's choice and reiterated that in the future, Wu Yu or other players who want to return to Malaysia should follow the correct procedures.
On January 11, Wu Yanyan revealed that he was prevented from participating as a free man by Da Ma Yu Zong, who refused to respond.
On 11 January, Lee said the RM4 million sponsorship fee was nothing.
On January 17, Li Zijia and Yu Zong had a stalemate in their relationship, and after 1 hour of deliberation, Li Zijia walked out of the conference room with an embarrassed face.
On January 18, Li Zijia refused to respond to leaving the national team to turn to the topic of free people, and everything was officially announced by Yu Zong.
On January 19, Da Ma Yu admitted to receiving a resignation letter from Li Zijia and decided to issue a final decision on the afternoon of the 21st.
On January 20, Li Zijia again explained that leaving Da Ma Yu was not for money.
On January 21, Da Ma Yu rejected Li Zijia's application to leave the team and announced that Li Zijia would be banned for two years. At the same time, Wu was also banned for 2 years.
The BWF has regulations on athletes participating in the tour, and any independent player who intends to participate in the BWF's international competitions must register through the badminton association to which the player belongs.
That is to say, as long as it is a national player, whether it is a national team, a club or a free person, it must be registered by the badminton association of the country, which is an agreement signed by the BWF and each national and regional badminton association.
Malaysian netizens also expressed their opinions on Li Zijia's ban:
"You're under more pressure to be a free man. The older generation advises you not to listen. ”
"Ungrateful, the national team has cultivated you since childhood. Everyone values you so much. Who is not stressed. ”
"Young people should not be high-minded, and how can those who cannot withstand the test achieve great things?" Don't let the bustling urban life blind you to your original intentions, think twice..."
"It's a gamble on your future."
"Since the rise of Lee Chung Wai, Yu Zong and Malaysians have laid a standard for his achievements. The next children and soldiers who are pinned on are the pressure that non-human beings can generally bear. After leaving the national team, it is no longer the national resources that are used, and what is carried is no longer the mission of the country and the people, but the fight for personal achievements. Li Zijia, you are right! ”
Former Malaysian national team star Miss Ben Sidi said: "I am no longer in the national team, so it is difficult to comment on why Li Zijia left, but I respect his decision. I met him the day he handed in his resignation letter and was shocked by his decision, but I wish him all the best in the future. ”
For Li Zijia's ban, the world badminton world also set off an uproar.
Arcelor was very sarcastic about this:
Imagine that your current work environment makes you unhappy, you want to change, you go and express your thoughts to your boss and tell him you want to quit your job and find another job. If your boss isn't happy with your decision, he has the right to ban applications for work in your field, and wait and see, they'll continue to do so. Simply unheard of, this is all 2022, is this the sport we want?
Denmark's "disciplinary commissioner" Vittinghus wrote a mockery of the matter: Our movement is sometimes a joke!
Indonesian network media "badminton talk" also posted an article to report on this matter, netizens are also blown up, there is a message worth referencing: you can consider going to Singapore, so that Singapore's men's singles strength is strong enough, for Singapore's Thomas Cup is a good thing.
It can be said that the BWF wants to make the sport of badminton more professional on the one hand, and at the same time block the road to professionalism.