The Badminton Asia’s Technical Committee recently apologized after three months for the human error that took place in April. They issued their apology to two-time Olympic medal winner PV Sindhu. The mistake happened during the Women’s Singles Semifinals game of the Badminton Asia Championship in April.

Sindhu had to leave the game in tears after an unfair call by umpires during her match against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. She had to sign off with a bronze medal after losing the semifinal game. The Indian champion was leading 14-11 when this unfortunate event happened when a one-point penalty was offered for taking too much time to serve.
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Badminton Asia stated, “Unfortunately, there is no rectification at this time. However, we have taken the necessary steps to avoid a repetition of this human error. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you. We believe it is part of the sport and that it is accepted as such.”
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PV Sindhu lost that game after playing three-set ending in 21-13, 19-21, and 16-21. The chief umpire asked her to hand over the shuttle to Yamaguchi, but she didn’t hear the decision. “The umpire told me you’re taking a lot of time, but the opponent wasn’t ready at that point. But the umpire suddenly gave her the point, and it was really unfair. I think that was one of the reasons why I lost.” Sindhu stated after she exited the event.
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PV Sindhu added, “I mean that is my feeling because at that moment it was 14-11 and could have become 15-11, but instead, it became 14-12, and she took continuous points. And I think it was very unfair. Maybe I would have won the match and played in the final.” She immediately wrote a letter to the Badminton World Federation’s Athletes Commission, stating her protest. Sindhu is a member of BWF and heavily suffered from the wrong decision.
Badminton Asia’s Technical Committee Apologizes to PV Sindhu for “Human Error”

She recently told PTI, “I am just happy that they accepted the mistake. I can humbly request that if such a situation arises again, the referee should take some time, and see the recording, review the videos and then take an appropriate decision.”
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