The Badminton International Federation (BWF) introduced the end result of an integrity case involving 4 males’s doubles gamers from China: He Ji Ting, Tan Qiang, Li Jun Hui (now retired), and Liu Yu Chen.
The 4 gamers had been discovered to have violated Article 3.1.2 of the 2017 BWF Code of Habits in Relation to Having a bet, Wagering and Abnormal Fit Effects for failing to make use of absolute best efforts to win a fit on the Fuzhou China Open 2018.
The Unbiased Listening to Panel (IHP) issued three-month bans from all badminton-related actions to every participant. Those sentences had been suspended for a probationary length of 2 years beginning 25 January, 2022. It used to be as a substitute determined that are meant to there be any repeat offences inside the two-year probation length, the three-month bans will take impact.
Every participant used to be additionally required to forfeit their prize cash from the Fuzhou China Open 2018 – US $12,250 for He Ji Ting/Tan Qiang and US $ 2,187.50 Li Jun Hui/Liu Yu Chen.
As in line with the Judicial Procedures, the athletes had the fitting to enchantment the verdict to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Recreation (CAS) inside of 21 days of the attention of the reasoned choice. Alternatively, no enchantment used to be lodged.