Badminton World Federation (BWF) has handed a life ban to a representative of a sports brand for his role in match fixing, while separately eight Indonesian players have received sanctions for breaching rules related to match fixing, match manipulation and betting.
The BWF said the two integrity cases concluded in late 2020, with decisions reached by the BWF Independent Hearing Panel.
Malaysias Lim Ze Young was a representative of an equipment brand that sponsors international badminton players and had reportedly been under the BWF Integrity Unit investigation for several years.
Two whistleblowers informed the BWF that he had asked them to manipulate matches at the Japan Open back in 2014.
An investigation was opened by the BWF who w…
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