Zulfadli yet to contact BAM for help
day after his emotional press conference, shuttler Zulfadli Zulkiffli has yet to contact the BA of Malaysia (BAM) in regard to his 20-year ban and US$25,000 (RM98,537) fine by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for match-fixing.
On Friday, the 25-year-old former world junior champion held a press conference, at a hotel in Petaling Jaya, and said he was tried unfairly by the BWF. Zulfadli denied fixing any matches.
He then pleaded for the Sports Ministry and BAM to help him financially, as the fine must be paid in full before an appeal can be made.
BAM honorary secretary Datuk Ng Chin Chai said yesterday: “So far, there has been nothing. Zulfadli has so far not contacted me or our general manager (Michelle Chai).”
Following a two-day independent inquiry in Singapore on Feb 26-27, the BWF found both Zulfadli and professional player Tan Chun Seang guilty of having breached the Code of Conduct in Relation to Betting, Wagering and Irregular Match Results.
Based on the report by the three-man independent panel, which consisted of James Kitching, Sylvia Schenk and Annabel Pennefather, Zulfadli and Chun Seang were found to have committed match-fixing in six different tournaments: London Open GP Gold (2013), Dutch Open GP (2013), Korea Open GP Gold (2014), Macau Open GP (2014), US Open GP (2014) and Brazil Open GP Gold (2016).
In reaching their decision, the threemember independent panel found that Chun Seang committed 26 violations of the 2012 Code of Conduct in Relation to Betting Wagering and Irregular Match Results while Zulfadli committed 27 violations of the 2012 Code of Conduct in Relation to Betting Wagering and Irregular Match Results and four violations of the 2016 Code of Conduct in Relation to Betting Wagering and Irregular Match Results.
The BWF, when contacted yesterday, declined to comment on the claim by Zulfadli that he was unfairly tried.