The four famous players of the national badminton have been banned by the BWF, and 1 of them has retired! It has been questioned by some fans. The official website of the BWF issued an announcement saying that because the Chinese badminton team men's doubles players He Jiting, Tan Qiang, Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui did not do their best in the 2018 Fuzhou Open, were suspected of negative matches and violated relevant regulations, they would be punished with a 3-month ban and confiscation of the prize money of the 2018 Fuzhou Open, which was suspended for two years, effective January 25, 2022, and executed from January 25, 2024 to April 25, 2024, if the same situation occurs again in two years, Will be executed immediately.
At the 2018 Fuzhou Open, He Jiting/Tan Qiang defeated Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen 2-1 (21-15, 14-21, 21-19) to advance to the final four, after which He Jiting/Tan Qiang also reached the final, but eventually lost to the Indonesian combination of Gideon/Sukamuyo to finish second. At that time, the runner-up could receive a prize of $12,250, while the top 8 could receive a prize of $2,187.5. Judging from the announcement given by the BWF, at that time, He Jiting/ Tan Qiang and Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen were suspected of negative competition, so the four players were banned for 3 months, and the Chinese Badminton Association has responded to the BWF's punishment, expressing respect for the BWF's decision, obeying the punishment for the violating athletes, and will also add internal penalties, which is equivalent to saying that the national badminton federation has recognized the BWF's ban decision on He Jiting, Tan Qiang, Liu Yuchen, and Li Junhui, and will not appeal to the International Court of Arbitration.
The BWF's decision to punish four national badminton players has aroused the doubts of many Chinese fans, and li Junhui, the first player to be punished, has announced his retirement last year, but the punished event occurred in 2018, and it was announced after 4 years, and it was also suspended for 2 years, which has no meaning for Li Junhui. Although the match was a Chinese derby at the time, it was played in three full sets, and the decider was also played 21-19, so it was difficult to believe that the combination of the two pairs was a negative game, if it was a really negative game, would such a score be played? According to common sense, if it is a negative game, one of the parties will definitely release water, but from the results of the game, Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen is like releasing water? Have you all hit this score, can you still be considered to be a release of water?
There is also the suspension time has also caused a lot of fans to question, January 25, 2024 - April 25, 2024 is just before the Paris Olympic Games, if the World Badminton Federation finds other reasons, then He Jiting / Tan Qiang and Liu Yuchen will completely miss the Paris Olympic Games, and now Liu Yuchen has paired with Ou Xuanyi to form a new combination, but the World Badminton Federation has buried a "hidden danger", and the national feathers are still doing a good job of prevention.