Beijing: China’s current World No. 43 men’s doubles player – Di Zijian, was exposed by his ex-girlfriend for allegedly fixing a match during the 2021 Denmark Open. Continue reading China’s World Junior and Asian Junior Champion, Di Zijian Reportedly Involved in Match-Fixing
Tag: match-fixing
Lee Chong Wei Calls Taufik Hidayat to Find Out Details about the Match-fixing Incident
Kuala Lumpur: In an interview uploaded to YouTube on August 21, Indonesia’s 2004 Athens Olympics gold medalist, Taufik Hidayat revealed that he was approached by a Malaysian badminton official 15 years ago, asking him to throw the match against his good friend, Malaysia’s badminton legend – Lee Chong Wei in the 2006 Doha Asian Games semi-final. Continue reading Lee Chong Wei Calls Taufik Hidayat to Find Out Details about the Match-fixing Incident
BAM Players Urged to be Wary of Match-Fixing after a Malaysian Gets Lifetime Ban
Kuala Lumpur: The decision of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to impose a lifetime suspension on a Malaysian involved in match-fixing should be used as a lesson to the Malaysian national players so that they are not getting caught in the scandal. Continue reading BAM Players Urged to be Wary of Match-Fixing after a Malaysian Gets Lifetime Ban
Three Indonesian players, One Malaysian Citizen Receive Life Ban for Match-Fixing
Kuala Lumpur: Three Indonesian players who competed in lower-level international tournaments and a Malaysian citizen were banned for life as part of the investigation of two cases for manipulating matches on international badminton. Continue reading Three Indonesian players, One Malaysian Citizen Receive Life Ban for Match-Fixing
Russian player Nikita Khakimov Banned for Five Years in Match Fixing Case
Kuala Lumpur: Russia’s World No. 72 men’s doubles player Nikita Khakimov was banned for five years on Wednesday over offenses relating to “betting, wagering and irregular match results”. Continue reading Russian player Nikita Khakimov Banned for Five Years in Match Fixing Case
Joachim Persson match-fixing case: key witness Alistair Casey tells his side of the story (Part II)
Copenhagen: When the news of Joachim Persson being suspended by Badminton World Federation (BWF) hit the media outlet on March 21, 2019, one of the key whistleblower of the case, 38-year-old Scotsman Alistair Casey was not aware that he had been used as a witness in that case. Continue reading Joachim Persson match-fixing case: key witness Alistair Casey tells his side of the story (Part II)
Joachim Persson match-fixing case: key witness Alistair Casey tells his side of the story (Part I)
Copenhagen: On March 21, 2019, Denmark’s a former World’s top-10 player Joachim Persson was found guilty by Badminton World Federation’s ethics panel of failing in a timely fashion to disclose approaches to fix two of his matches, and was subsequently banned for 18 months. Continue reading Joachim Persson match-fixing case: key witness Alistair Casey tells his side of the story (Part I)
Joachim Persson banned for 18 months over match-fixing
Kuala Lumpur: Former World No. 6 men’s singles player, Joachim Persson of Denmark was handed a suspension of 18 months, and ordered to pay costs of USD $4,500 (£3,400/€4,000) as he was found guilty of failing in a timely fashion to disclose approaches to fix two of his matches, and not cooperating fully with an investigation conducted by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Ethics Hearing Panel. Continue reading Joachim Persson banned for 18 months over match-fixing
BWF allows late payment from Zulfadli Zulkiffli, Tan Chun Seang
Kuala Lumpur: The two Malaysian professional badminton players Zulfadli Zulkiffli and Tan Chun Seang who were slapped with hefty fine by Badminton World Federation (BWF) with US$25,000 and US$15,000 respectively, for their involvement in the match-fixing scandal, learned that they were not required to pay the fines until the appeal process has been completed. Continue reading BWF allows late payment from Zulfadli Zulkiffli, Tan Chun Seang
Zulfadli Zulkiffli seeks assistance from BAM
Kuala Lumpur: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) confirmed that former world junior champion Zulfadli Zulkiffli had turned to the organization for help in the match-fixing allegation after he was found guilty by Badminton World Federation (BWF) of 31 violations dating back to 2013. He was then banned for 20 years and fined USD $25,000 by BWF. Continue reading Zulfadli Zulkiffli seeks assistance from BAM