Li Zijia "solo flight" if unsuccessful or banned Anselong voiced out to question the badminton league regulations

Source: Sports Weekly

After the success of Axelsen and Luo Jianyou, Malaysia's "first brother" Li Zijia also had the intention of "flying alone". Malaysian media said that some sponsors were willing to sponsor Li Zijia with RM4 million (about 6.3 million yuan) to support his solo flight away from Malaysia.

On January 21, just as the "separation" drama between Li Zijia and Da Ma Yu was raging, according to Malaysian media reports, the explanation given by the BWF was that if a player wanted to register for the BWF's international competition, he or she had to be registered by the badminton association to which he belonged.

This also means that as long as Li Zijia is still a Malaysian national, whether he is a member of the national team or a free agent, as long as he wants to register for international competitions, he must be registered by Da Ma Yu. In front of Da Ma Yu Zong, who holds the right to participate, Li Zi Jia can be said to have his arms twisted around his thighs, and he must reach a friendly agreement with Da Ma Yu Zong, otherwise he will not be able to participate in international events. It is worth mentioning that the headquarters of the BWF is in Malaysia.

This regulation also caused dissatisfaction among Danish badminton star Axelsen, who took the lead in flying solo, and he publicly supported Li Zijia on social media, believing that the BWF's regulation was very backward and unreasonable.

"Imagine that you're unhappy with your current job and want to change the environment, you go and express your thoughts to your boss and tell her/him you want to quit your job and find another place to work," Axelsen said, "but your boss isn't happy with your decision, and since they have the right to ban you from applying for a job in your industry, they might continue to do it, you just have to look powerless and hear how crazy it is!" ”

Finally, Axelsen asked a thought-provoking question: "2022, is this (badminton) the sport we want?" ”

【Source: Sports Weekly】