On March 25, Beijing time, the BWF released the latest announcement through its official website, imposing a 3-month ban on the four athletes of the Chinese team, He Jiting, Tan Qiang, Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui, with a 2-year suspension of execution, which aroused strong concern among netizens.
The BWF wrote in the announcement: Because of the negative competition of the 2018 Fuzhou Open and the violation of the 3.1.2 regulations of the BWF, four athletes, He Jiting, Tan Qiang, Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui, were banned for 3 months and the prize money of the 2018 Fuzhou Open was confiscated. The penalty is suspended for a period of 2 years, effective from January 25, 2022, and ending on April 25, 2022. At the same time, the BWF added that if the above players do not violate the rules within two years, they will be exempted from punishment.
He Jiting / Tan Qiang are the runner-up men's doubles runner-up at the 2021 Spain Veval World Badminton Championships, while the two also won the world championship title with the national feathers in last year's Sudirman Cup mixed team competition. However, at present, He Jiting and Tan Qiang have been separated, the former and Zhou Haodong formed a new combination, the two in the Thomas Cup temporary team to achieve miraculous results, by the coaching staff reused, is one of the men's doubles groups focused on the national football Paris Olympic cycle. Tan Qiang was arranged to partner with Ren Yuxiang.
Liu Yuchen / Li Junhui is the number one men's doubles duo in the Tokyo Olympic cycle, the two won the 2018 World Championships, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics runner-up and other results, and helped Guoyu win the 2018 Thomas Cup and the 2019 Sudirman Cup as a "one-double". After the Tokyo Olympics, Li Junhui retired due to injury, and Liu Yuchen and his new partner Ou Xuanyi continued to compete in the competition. Judging from the BWF's announcement, although the four Chinese athletes are in the ban period, because of the 2-year suspension of execution, it will not have much impact on their subsequent participation plans.