Tan Qiang (left) and He Jiting of the Chinese team in a men’s doubles semi-final game against Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia at the All England Open Badminton Championship event in Birmingham. Photo: AFP
Tan Qiang (left) and He Jiting of the Chinese team in a men’s doubles semi-final game against Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia at the All England Open Badminton Championship event in Birmingham. Photo: AFP

Badminton World Federation bans four Chinese doubles players for ‘irregular match results’ at 2018 Fuzhou China Open

  • World governing body’s independent hearing panel strips He, Tan, Li and Liu of prize money after investigation
  • ‘Another absolutely embarrassing all-Chinese match,’ Danish player Vittinghus wrote at the time

Tan Qiang (left) and He Jiting of the Chinese team in a men’s doubles semi-final game against Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia at the All England Open Badminton Championship event in Birmingham. Photo: AFP
Tan Qiang (left) and He Jiting of the Chinese team in a men’s doubles semi-final game against Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia at the All England Open Badminton Championship event in Birmingham. Photo: AFP
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