Gan Teik dejected over Badminton Association of Malaysia’s decision – Badminton news
Malaysia’s Men’s Doubles shuttler, Gan Teik Chai, has got no response from Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) for his unfair exclusion from the final squad of Malaysia, for the 2011 World Badminton Championships, to be held in London, from August 8.
Gan visited BAM office yesterday to find the reason that why officials dropped the duo, Gan Teik Chai and Tan Bin Shen from the final squad, despite the fact that they have qualified for the World Championships on merit. The shuttler did not find any official
in the office for clarifications.
Gan said, “There was no official to explain why the decision was taken. Instead, I was given a letter saying our services were not required. They didn’t even have the courtesy to tell us why we were dropped. We only found out the decision through the media.”
The pair is currently ranked on 16th spot in the Men’s Doubles world rankings. They have got a sponsorship from KLRC and Apacs. BAM surprisingly preferred Hoon Thien How and Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif, over Bin Shen and Teik Chai, for the participation
in the mega event.
Gan expressed his disappointment on the fact that BAM did not handle the issue in the right way and said, “I am really hurt. They do not even respect us, the players. I want to know why we were dropped. Tell us what is happening and there must be some form
of compensation for omitting us from the world championships.”
He further expressed that the system is not going on the right track. BAM wanted their players to qualify for the mega event and when they did achieve the feat, the Association dropped them without any reason. Gan also said that the pair worked really hard
to book their place for the World Championships and it is unfair to drop them from the squad.
Gan added, “The BAM are not being fair to us. I am going to fight for my rights. They cannot just take our place like this.”
The Malaysian shuttler, however, accepted the final decision of BAM but stated that the governing body should compensate them, as they have already got their sponsors for the mega event.
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