Bullied by the referee at home, the Badminton Association of Malaysia will protest to the BWF over the controversial decision in Malaysia

In the round of 16 of the men's doubles of the 2025 Malaysia Badminton Super 500 Tournament on the 22nd, the Malaysian national badminton men's doubles "Chin Hing Pair" Jiang Kaixing and Dai Weiqin were suspected of encountering a controversial penalty in the deciding game against the Danish pair Kyle and Sogaard, which made the Malaysian national badminton men's doubles head coach Peng Weixin, known as the "Fire Dragon", very dissatisfied after the game, he said: "We can accept the loss, but the game must be fair. ”

Pang Weixin (right) theorized with the referee, and he also directly told the referee that "you are not fair".

Jiang Kaixing and Dai Weiqin lost 10-21 in the first game, and defeated Kyle and Sogaard 26-24 in the second game to successfully pull back a game. The two sides went into a tiebreaker, and when the Qinxing duo trailed 12-14, Kyle's response was flashed by Dai Weiqin's back, and the ball went out of bounds. It was expected that the Qinxing pair would score, but the referee ruled that the ball touched Dai Weiqin's ear before it went out of bounds, so the Danish pair was awarded a score.

In response to this decision, the fans who came to the Yatong Stadium burst into strong boos, and they even turned on the lights of their mobile phones to protest the referee's misjudgment. The Qinxing team was disrupted by this controversial penalty decision, and their emotions were also affected, and they finally lost 16-21.

Fans at the scene also turned on their mobile phone lights to protest the referee's controversial decision

Speaking to the media after the match, Pang said: "Maybe Jiang Kaixing and Dai Weiqin didn't play well enough in the first game, but they played quite well in the second game and the tiebreaker, which is in line with our tactical plan. However, they were interfered with by controversial decisions, and there were at least 3 times in the whole game, among which in the tiebreaker, Dai Weiqin obviously dodged an out-of-bounds response, and the linesman also ruled that the ball was out of bounds, but the referee changed the judgment that the ball was not out of bounds because it touched Dai Weiqin's body, and he actually didn't touch it at all. ”

Rewatching the footage, it was true that Dai Weiqin did not touch the ball. "We watched the footage and we didn't really touch it, but the referee awarded the score to the opponent, which I think is unfair, maybe he is white (implying a European player). It doesn't matter if you win or lose, but the game should be fair, and if you are in the bounds, you will be in the bounds, and if you are out of bounds, you will be out of bounds. ”

Pang Weixin (right) and Mifta immediately went to the referee to protest after the controversial decision

3 controversial decisions resulted in defeat. Pang Weixin reprimanded the referee for affecting the psychology of young players, because the second court does not have an Hawkeye challenge system, so this also makes the controversy encountered by the Qinxing combination cannot be reversed, Pang Weixin pointed out that if there is a challenge system, the result may be different, "This goal affects the outcome of the game, but we accept defeat. ”

Talking about the impact of the penalty on the trend of the game, Peng Weixin also said frankly: "At that time, the score should have come to 13-14, but the referee turned it to 12-15, allowing the opponent to further lead, such a gap will affect the mood and the situation." "It was the third misjudgement, the emotions of the players were naturally affected, we shouldn't have been swayed like this and lost, these two players are still young, they are probably still learning how to deal with this situation, but I am happy with their performance throughout the game."

Dai Weiqin's dodge was judged to be a touch by the referee, so when the opponent's return shot was scored even if it was out of bounds, the crowd burst into deafening boos.

It is advisable to arrange referees more carefully. When the controversial decision appeared, Peng Weixin and assistant coach Mifta immediately went to the referee to protest, Peng Weixin said: "I said directly to the referee at that time, 'you are unfair', you are affecting the psychology of young players, if it is only one or two may be acceptable, but three controversial penalties are too much." "Maybe in the future, we can balance the referee lineup, for example, an Asian referee with a European referee, and we should be more cautious in the arrangement of referees to avoid the same controversy from happening again."

As for whether the BWF will take action against the complaint, Pang said: "We will report the situation to the doubles coaching director Raisi and the senior management, and then the BWF will lodge a protest with the BWF, and we hope to arrange more fair and professional referees in the future." Finally, Pang Weixin also hopes that the Qinxing duo will adjust their mood as soon as possible: "It is understandable that they are depressed, and we will have a good talk with them later to help them adjust their emotions, and hope that they can face this experience with a more mature mindset." "It's part of growing up, and we'll walk with them through it."