On March 25, the BWF issued an announcement that four national badminton players were banned and fined for negative matches, saying that He Jiting, Tan Qiang, Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui were banned for 3 months for violating the 3.1.2 regulations of the 2018 Fuzhou Open, and at the same time confiscated the prize money of the 2018 Fuzhou Open, suspended for 2 years, and the penalty took effect on January 25, 2022, and was executed from January 25, 2024 to April 25, 2024. 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.
It is worth mentioning that among the players who were punished, Li Junhui has announced his retirement in 2021, which is very embarrassing. The player has retired, and the punishment was announced after 4 years in the 2018 tournament, and it was also suspended for 2 years, such a punishment has no meaning for Li Junhui.
Negative competition, and it is a 2018 event, when the BWF announced a heavy penalty, it was also complained by many fans, saying that the ticket came too late, and it was executed from January 25 to April 25, 2024, just in the Paris Olympic Cycle, which is indeed very meaningful.
Among them, Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen were silver medals in the men's doubles of badminton at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and after returning to China, they participated in the National Games and also won the second place. At the same time, the two are also the men's doubles champion of the World Championships, the men's doubles champion of the year-end finals, and the champion of the Asian Games badminton men's team, and have achieved brilliant achievements.
He Jiting won the Su Cup championship and the National Games men's team championship last year, and won the men's doubles runner-up of the Badminton World Championships together with Tan Qiang.
For Li Junhui, the fine this time has no effect, and the 26-year-old chose to retire. For he Jiting and Tan Qiang, they also need to fulfill the fine, and strive not to break the rules within two years, and they will be exempted from punishment.