Asian body support fight against match-fixing
Asia have pledged to assist the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in any way possible to win the war against match-fixing.
Badminton Asia chief operating officer Kenny Goh said the Asian body are aware of the ongoing match-fixing scandal.
“We are willing to do anything within our power to combat it.”
“Match-fixing must be eradicated as it damages the reputation of the sport. Badminton will lose its credibility among other sports in the long run.
“We (Badminton Asia) are aware of the ongoing scandal where two Malaysian shuttlers are being investigation by BWF.
“However, we have not been approached by the world body.
“Technically, players come under the member associations, so it was right for BWF to get in touch with the BA of Malaysia (BAM).
“We at Badminton Asia believe BWF will get to the bottom of this,” said Kenny yesterday.
On whether Badminton Asia have preventive methods to fight corruption in badminton, Kenny said: “I think BWF have got two ways, one is through their whistle blower system which is on their website, while I believe they also have a scientific way to detect match-fixing among players.
“Like I said earlier, Badminton Asia will not tolerate any form of match manipulation and we will help BWF in fighting it.”
The two independent shuttlers, investigated for match-fixing, will attend a BWF hearing in Singapore on Feb 26-27. They could be handed life bans if found guilty.