The front page of Wednesday's London Evening Standard spelled out clearly the disgust shared by millions after China, South Korea and Indonesia faced match-fixing allegations in women's badminton matches a day earlier in order to face less-accomplished opponents in the next round.
"Badminton players deliberately lose to get easier next round," the newspaper declared above the main all-caps, two-deck banner headline: "CHINESE ACCUSED OF MATCH-FIXING."
"Angry spectators who paid up to £80 demand refunds," it continued. On Wednesday, Badminton World Federation secretary general Thomas Lund of Denmark announced that eight players had been booted from competition: South Korea's Jung Kyung Eum and Kim Ha Na (partners), Ha Jung Eun and Kim Min Jung; top-seeded pair Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China and Indonesia's Greysia Polli and Meiliana Jauhari.
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