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Selasa, 21 Agustus 2012

BWF akan mengubah format kompetisi Olimpiade

Federasi Bulutangkis Dunia (BWF) tampaknya akan mengambil semua langkah yang diperlukan untuk menghindari terulangnya kembali skandal pengaturan hasil pertandingan di masa depan. Mereka akan membahas kembali format kompetisi Olimpiade dalam pertemuan Dewan Eksekutif pada bulan November mendatang.

Pada Olimpiade London yang baru saja usai, empat pasang
ganda putri berusaha mengalah pada pertandingan terakhir penyisihan grup mereka untuk memperoleh lawan yang lebih ringan di babak selanjutnya.

Skandal tersebut menempatkan masa depan cabang olahraga bulutangkis dalam bahaya karena beredar rumor bahwa Komite Olimpiade Internasional (IOC) mengancam untuk mencoret cabang olahraga ini dari daftar cabang yang akan dipertandingkan di Olimpiade berikutnya.

BWF memperhatikan situasi ini dan mendiskualifikasi kedelapan pemain untuk menyelamatkan kredibilitas bulutangkis.

Sekarang, Presiden BWF Dr Kang Young Joong mengatakan kepada media bahwa federasi akan mengambil tindakan tegas untuk menghentikan terjadinya manipulasi dan pengaturan hasil pertandingan.

Dia juga menyatakan bahwa pihaknya akan mengevaluasi keseluruhan pertandingan di Olimpiade dan laporannya akan disajikan dalam pertemuan berikut yang akan dilaksanakan pada kuartal terakhir tahun ini.

Dia menambahkan, "Kami akan mengambil tindakan yang tepat untuk menghindari terulangnya insiden serupa di masa mendatang. BWF akan lebih berhati-hati dalam menerapkan aturan."

Selain itu, Dr Kang juga mengungkapkan bahwa mereka akan mengintensifkan kampanye kepada para pemain dan pelatih untuk menyadarkan kepada mereka tentang pentingnya standar dan etika permainan.

Pada Olimpiade tahun ini, sebagai pengganti format pertandingan yang lama (knockout), BWF memperkenalkan format baru (setengah kompetisi) yang menurut mereka ditujukan untuk memberikan kesempatan tampil yang lebih banyak bagi pemain-pemain yang berperingkat rendah.

BWF ingin mencoba mengakomodasi kepentingan dari seluruh benua dan memastikan adanya partisipasi yang lebih banyak dari seluruh benua untuk meningkatkan popularitas permainan bulutangkis di seluruh dunia.

Sistem penyisihan grup ternyata memiliki ‘celah’, yang memungkinkan pemain-pemain dari negara seperti Cina, Korea dan Indonesia untuk memanfaatkannya dan berusaha mencari lawan yang lebih lemah di babak berikutnya.

Pada bagian lain, Sekjen BWF Thomas Lund mengaku senang dengan cara Komite Eksekutif mengatasi masalah ini dan juga puas atas upaya yang dilakukan untuk berusaha menyelamatkan semangat olahraga sejati dari permainan ini.

Dia berkata, "Masalah yang lebih rumit akan muncul jika Anda tidak bisa menghadapinya dengan benar. Dewan Eksekutif dan komunitas bulutangkis merasa bahwa masalah ini sudah ditangani dengan cepat dan efisien."

Lebih lanjut, Presiden BWF Dr Kang menyimpulkan pada konferensi pers dan menyatakan bahwa penyelenggaraan cabang bulutangkis di Olimpiade London merupakan sebuah ‘proyek yang sukses’.

Menurutnya dengan adanya keikutsertaan para wakil dari 51 negara, di mana tujuh negara berhasil membawa pulang medali merupakan suatu pertunjukan yang cukup bagus.

Sabtu, 11 Agustus 2012

Lin Dan meluncurkan buku autobiografi nya berjudul " 直到世界尽头 - Until the End of the World " telah rilis di China

Lin Dan released his autobiography " 直到世界尽头 - Until the End of the World " was released in China.
In his autobiography, Lin Dan documents his journey in becoming the world's top badminton player. Gaining a reputation for both his quick temper and unrivaled skills, Lin Dan has quickly branded himself as China's bad boy of badminton. Pictures in the book highlight Lin's experience throughout the years. 

 
Bisa beli online lewat Amazon.com

Source by:Badminton Lovers (facebook)

Kamis, 09 Agustus 2012

LEE CHONG WEI KALAH ,FAN MALAYSIA TEWAS

Lee Chong Wei dikalahkan Lin Dan di final Olimpiade 2012 melalui pertarungan rubber game, 15-21, 21-10, 21-19. Salah satu penggemar Lee Chong Wei, Chung Kian Kiat, menyaksikan pertandingan tersebut melalui televisi di sebuah kedai kopi dengan beberapa temannya. Pria berusia 56 tahun itu meninggal secara mendadak usai pertandingan tersebut sekitar pukul 9.20 malam waktu setempat.

"Ia terlihat bersorak ketika Lee Chong Wei unggul di gim pertama, tapi setelah Lin Dan berhasil meraih medali emas, ia terjatuh dan tidak sadarkan diri," ujar Kepala Kepolisian Mohamad Jamali Umi seperti dilansir The Star.

Petugas medis dari rumah sakit Serian datang ke tempat kejadian perkara dan mereka mengumumkan Chung sudah tidak bernyawa. Jasadnya dibawa ke kamar jenazah rumah sakit Serian, sekitar 60 km dari Kuching.

"Pria itu (Chung) memesan secangkir kolo mee dan teh-o. Ia sudah berada di kedai kopi sebelum pertandingan itu dimulai. Setelah Lee Chong Wei kalah, ia memukul meja dan langsung pingsan. Kami terkejut mengetahui ia meninggal," ujar Muhamad Nurhishmasyor Abdullah Bong, salah satu pegawai kedai kopi tersebut.

Kamis, 02 Agustus 2012

2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES

Badminton has been part of the Olympic Games since Barcelona 1992. The London Olympic Games is an opportunity to showcase badminton in a country where the sport is widely played at all levels. There are 172 badminton players (86 men and 86 women) from more than 50 countries competing in badminton in the  Summer Games. 

London - Olympic Games 2012
Badminton will be held from  Saturday 28 July  to  Sunday 05 August 2012 with competition taking place at Wembley Arena in five categories – Men’s Singles (40 players), Women’s Singles (46 players), Men’s doubles (16 pairs), Women’s doubles (16 pairs) and Mixed doubles (16 pairs).
Dates: Saturday 28 July - Sunday 5th August
 
Revised Schedule of play approved by the referee 27 July 2012
Please be informed that  further to the  Team Managers Meeting we have realized that the original schedule did not fully follow BWF General Competition Regulation 16.4 regarding the correct sequence of matches.   A revised playing schedule is linked  below
 
Olympic Games Draw (updated on 23 July 2012, 11:45am London/GMT time)
 
Olympic Games Qualifers updated 16 July 2012
Total number of NOC's represented
London Olympics logoIOC Code of Ethics
Please find enclosed important information from IOC Ethics Commission of Rules Associated with betting linked to the LONDON 2012 Olympic Games including any form of cheating the results of Olympic competitions in the context of betting
 
Anti Doping and TUE Information.
All badminton players going to London for the Olympic Games will come under the jurisdiction of the Internationl Olympic Committe Anti- Doping rules applicable to the Games of the XXX Olympiad.  (linked here)
These Anti-Doping Rules apply from date of the opening of the Olympic village (16 July 2012) up until, and including, the day of the closing ceremony of the London Olympic Games (12 August 2012)
See these important links fro more information:
Key Dates:
  • Draw Date: 23 July at 10am in the main press centre .
  • Draw Rehearsal : 22 July 2012
  • Team Managers/ITO meeting : 26 July 2012
Practice Request
The attached form should be completed electronically, and returned to BadmintonRequests@london2012.com by Friday 29th June 2012.

Accommodation
Technical officials :
  • Referee: Torsten Berg (DEN)
  • Deputies : Dennis Li (HKG) 
                        : Charlottee Ackerman ( USA)
                         :Jane Wheatley (AUS)
  • Other List of Technical Officials
Medical Doctors:
  • Dr. Martin Falstrom (SWE)
  • Dr. Carmen Yahja (INA)
Qualification System in Detail
The BWF ranking list of 3 May 2012 will be used to allocate qualifing places until a total of 38 places in  each singles event and 16 places(pairs) in each doubles event including  the requirements of Regulations 3.3.1 to 3.3.14 .Read more on Olympic qualifying regulations.
 Method of competition
The Competition shall be played on two stages - Group Play and Knock -Out stages. Read more on Regulations Badminton competiton updated 24 April 2012
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BWF DISKUALIFIKASI 4 GANDA PUTRI

London - Pasangan ganda putri Indonesia, Meiliana Djauhari/Greysia Polii, akhirnya harus mengakhiri kiprahnya di Olimpiade 2012 karena didiskualifikasi. Bersama mereka, ada tiga pasangan ganda putri lainnya yang bernasib sama.

Seperti dilansir BBC, Meiliana/Greysia, dua wakil Korea Selatan, Ha Jung-Eun/Kim Min-Jung serta Jung Kyung-Eun/Kim Ha-Na serta unggulan teratas, Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang, dianggap oleh Federasi Bulutangkis Dunia (BWF) mencederai fair play dengan tidak bermain serius untuk meraih kemenangan.

Alhasil delapan pebulutangkis harus "angkat koper" lebih dulu meskipun semuanya berhasil melaju ke perempatfinal.

Sebelumnya keempat pasangan ganda putri itu dituding "main sabun" di partai terakhir grup mereka. Jika Wang/Yu sengaja mengalah untuk menjaga skenario pertemuan mereka dengan kompatriotnya di partai final. Wang/Yu kalah 14-21 11-21 dari Jung/Kim hanya dalam waktu 23 menit.

Lain halnya dengan Meiliana/Greysia serta Ha/Kim yang sama-sama tak ingin menang di pertemuan mereka semalam, akibat ingin menghindari pertemuan dengan Wang/Yu. Meiliana/Greysia di laga itu akhirnya kalah tiga set 21-18 14-21 dan 12-21.

London 2012: Day 3 - Session 8: Injury Pulls Poles Apart

A dogged performance by world No. 21 pair, Michal Logosz and Adam Cwalina, almost upstaged rising stars, Maneepong Jongjit and Bodin Issara of Thailand this afternoon.
Regrettably, this engrossing Men’s Doubles encounter was cut short by injury to 34-year-old Logosz. The Polish player dived for a drop shot and pulled his left Achilles tendon. Writhing in agony, he was clearly unable to continue, leaving the Thai twosome victors by retirement. It was a great pity since this Group B cliffhanger – delicately poised 17-15 to Jongjit/Issara in the third game – could have easily gone either way in Wembley Arena.
Though the Poles and then the Thais pulled away to win games one and two respectively, neither was able to establish a substantial lead in the decider, having spectators on edge with every point as momentum swung back and forth.
Having swept aside the world-ranked No. 4 and 6 pairs in the preceding two days in straight games, it was intriguing to see what effect losing the opening game would have on Jongjit/Issara (pictured right comforting Logosz after the match was conceded). If anything, the impact was positive, snapping them into life instantly.
Unflustered by the 14-21 setback, the world No. 19 pair set about a quick turnaround in game two, attacking relentlessly – a strategy that bore fruit in their previous matches – to level games one-all, as they took the second 21-13.
Fans will never know what might have been had Logosz not fallen in battle. However, that takes nothing away from the Thai pair; worthy group winners with three impressive outings to reach the quarter-finals. The 21-year-olds further endeared themselves to the public by showing genuine concern for their injured rival, even hugging him on the floor before both teams left the arena to hearty applause.
“My partner was already suffering from an Achilles tendon injury before this match,” explained a disappointed Cwalina, age 27. “When he dived to save the drop shot, the tendon gave in.”
Meanwhile, defending Men’s Singles champion, Lin Dan, made his first appearance and brushed off an enthusiastic Scott Evans of Ireland. The 28-year-old Chinese maestro stroked his way to 21-8 21-14, booking his place in the last 16, where he meets Group O winner (either Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia or Spain’s Pablo Abian). Elsewhere, Russian giant Vladimir Ivanov powered past Jen Hao Hsu of Taipei 21-15 21-13 and Dmytro Zavadsky (Ukraine) dismissed Ajfan Rasheed (the Maldives).

In Women’s Singles, Hong Kong’s world No. 22 Yip Pui Yin (pictured left) triumphed spectacularly over highly-touted world No. 8 Sung Ji Hyun of Korea, 21-18 23-21, to advance to the last 16. Tai Tzu Ying (Taipei, 10) beat Anu Nieminen of Finland and Cheng Shao Chieh (Taipei, 7) defeated Simone Prutsch (Austria).
“I felt like a superstar when my name was called for my first match in the Olympics,” declared debutant, Tai Tzu Ying. “My strokes are usually powerful and since the drift was going against me, it worked to my advantage.”
Cheng Shao Chieh, who reached the World Championships final at this venue last year (losing to Wang Yihan of China), said she attempted to adjust to conditions.
“I enjoyed today's match but I also tried to have an overall feel of the court, to get my bearing and to have an idea which direction the drift is going. These are crucial things for my next matches.”
In-form Mixed Doubles pair, Sudket Prapakamol/ Saralee Thoungthongkam of Thailand, gave No. 2 seeds, Xu Chen and Ma Jin (pictured bottom), plenty to worry about in their first Group D game, even holding a marginal 19-18 lead, but their challenge against the Chinese withered there.
Perhaps the afternoon’s most surprising result was the comprehensive defeat of world No. 9 pair, Lee Yong Dae/Ha Eun Jung by No. 8 Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl. It was expected to be a tight face-off – especially as Lee Yong Dae is the defending Olympic champion in this event (with Lee Hyo Jung) – but the Danes shut out the Koreans, 21-15 21-12.
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