NSTChong Wei accused Yongbo of unsporting behaviour after the Chinese coach kept shouting to Chunlai to "break Chong Wei's leg."
Yongbo made the comments from the adjacent court's coaches' chair where Zhang Ning was playing England's Tracey Hallam and later repeated the calls from the stands.
"Due credit to Chunlai for playing extremely well. He played well and I can accept the loss. After all, winning and losing is part and parcel of sport," said Chong Wei.
"But what I cannot stand is the way Yongbo was shouting asking to break my legs. He did this in Hong Kong, he did this is in Macau.
"What kind of a chief coach is he? As the head coach, he should be more responsible. He also kept shouting asking me to shut up from the next court."
Rexy, on the other hand, launched a scathing attack on the IBF and the quality of match officials.
The Malaysians refused to shake hands with the Danes after the match and were booed by the fans who were fully behind Paaske-Rasmussen.
And Rexy went as far as alleging that there was a conspiracy amongst the Europeans to keep Asians from winning the title.
"I told them (Fairuzizuan-Woon Fui) not to shake hands. If they (Irish umpire Cormack Breslin and service judge Philip James of England) cannot respect our players, why should we respect them," said Rexy.
"This is the world championships but the quality of the officiating is not world class. I also don't understand why they (IBF) have to use the world championships to upgrade umpires.
"This is the worst officiating I have seen and matches are now won by umpires and service judges, not players."
Berita HarianJeritan ketua jurulatih, Li Yongbo ‘patahkan kakinya’ dari tempat duduk penonton kepada Chunlai jelas membuatkan Chong Wei, 24, geram dengan sikap tidak profesional bekas pemain beregu China itu.
“Saya geram dan sedih dengan tindakannya. Ini kali kedua selepas Terbuka Hong Kong apabila Yongbo turut berbuat seperti ini ketika saya bertemu Lin Dan.
“Selepas perlawanan tadi, dia turut menuding jari ke arah saya ketika berjalan keluar,” kata Chong Wei yang jelas geram sehingga enggan memberikan wawancara kepada wartawan dari China.
Malah jurulatihnya, Li Mao turut meminta ketua jurulatih, Yap Kim Hock mengemukakan bantahan rasmi kepada Persekutuan Badminton Antarabangsa (IBF) mengenai insiden itu.
Chong Wei menjelaskan dia bukan mahu mencari alasan kerana akur dengan kekalahannya kerana lawan bermain dengan baik semalam tetapi kecewa dengan semangat kesukanan Yongbo.
“Dalam sukan, memang ada kalah dan menang tapi sebagai jurulatih, dia harus tidak mengatakan begitu apa lagi saya dan Chunlai berkawan,” katanya yang turut mengakui kecewa dengan keputusan penjaga garisan yang banyak memberi kelebihan kepada lawan.
Harian MetroTaktik kotor Yongbo
JIKA ada anugerah untuk orang yang paling tidak mempunyai semangat kesukanan di Kejohanan Dunia ini, pemenangnya mestilah ketua jurulatih China, Li Yongbo.
Ini kerana pemain perseorangan negara, Lee Chong Wei menyifatkannya sebagai dalang kekalahannya kepada Bao Chunlai dalam pertemuan suku akhir semalam apabila menggunakan taktik kotor dan mengganggu konsentrasinya sehingga tewas 20-21, 21-12, 18-21.
Chong Wei yang turun sebagai pemain nombor satu dunia dan pilihan utama kejohanan serta mempunyai rekod kemenangan 6-0 ke atas Chunlai memberitahu Yongbo menjerit dengan nada kuat beberapa kali kepada pemainnya itu supaya mematahkan kakinya.
“Dia melakukannya beberapa kali. Menjerit dalam bahasa Mandrain dengan kuat supaya saya dengar sehingga menyebabkan permainan saya terganggu.
“Sebagai ketua jurulatih macam mana dia boleh berbuat sedemikian. Saya boleh terima kalau dia memberi arahan kepada Chunlai, menunjukkan cara bermain, tapi tidak kalau sampai menyuruh mematahkan kaki saya.
“Jika itu dipanggil perang psikologi, ia adalah taktik yang kotor. Jika semua orang boleh terima ada kalah menang dalam bersukan, kenapa dia tak boleh? Tolonglah, ini hanya badminton, bukannya tinju Siam,” katanya yang jelas berang dengan Yongbo sehinggakan memberi arahan kepada pegawai media kejohanan supaya dia tidak diwawancara wartawan China.
Menurutnya, kejadian semalam di Madrid adalah kali kedua Yongbo bertindak sedemikian selepas melakukan perkara sama di Terbuka Hong Kong.
“Ketika itu, saya diam saja. Tapi, kali ini dia mengulanginya. Dia sudah keterlaluan,” katanya.
Jurulatih perseorangan lelaki negara, Li Mao pula dilihat memberitahu ketua jurulatih, Yap Kim Hock supaya membawa perbuatan Yongbo itu ke tengah dengan membuat laporan rasmi kepada Persekutuan Badminton Antarabangsa (IBF).
Kim Hock kemudian memberitahu yang beliau mungkin akan berbicang dengan pihak pengurusan sebelum membawanya ke pengetahuan IBF mengenai perangai Yongbo itu.
“Kami akan membuat cadangan supaya jurulatih yang membuat bising atau bersuara dengan keras supaya diperintahkan meninggalkan gelanggang,” katanya.
Chong Wei turut menyalahkan beberapa panggilan kurang tepat penjaga garisan memberi kesan kepada permainannya.
“Saya tak tahu sama ada mereka mempunyai masalah dengan pemain dari Malaysia. Tapi, selepas apa yang berlaku kepada pemain beregu dan kemudian saya, sedikit sebanyak, kata-kata mengenai pakatan itu mungkin ada benarnya,” katanya.
Bagaimanapun, Chong Wei mengakui yang Chunlai lebih bersedia kali ini untuk menewaskannya dengan corak permainan yang lebih mantap berbanding sebelum ini apabila dia tewas semua enam pertemuan.
“Dia tidak mempunyai apa-apa untuk dibimbangkan. Sebaliknya, saya yang lebih tertekan kerana semua pihak akan memberi tumpuan kepada saya,” katanya yang mara ke separuh akhir kejohanan sama di Amerika Syarikat, tahun lalu.
Apapun, kekalahan itu turut mengiyakan kritik yang mempersoalkan kekuatan mental Chong Wei untuk menerima tekanan sebagai pemain nombor satu dunia dan pilihan utama di kejohanan ini, sekali gus membuatkan kemarau juara mungkin berterusan.
StarMalaysians blame umpire and service judge after defeat
MALAYSIA were “served” out of the World Championships’ men’s doubles competition when the last remaining pair Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari-Lin Woon Fui went down 17-21, 19-21 to Denmark’s Lars Paaske-Jonas Rasmussen in the quarter-finals yesterday.
But the Malaysians felt they were beaten not by their opponents but by umpire Cormack Breslin and service judge Philip James.
The national number three pair were so incensed with the calls made by the two match officials from England throughout the match that they stormed off the court after the defeat without shaking hands with the Danish pair and the officials.
National doubles coach Rexy Mainaky described some of the decisions by the officials as “among the worst match officiating I have seen throughout my playing and coaching career”.
The former world champion from Indonesia claimed to have counted at least eight situations where the officials were erroneously in favour of the Europeans.
James continually ignored the Malaysian players’ pleas that the Danes were making service faults. But he faulted the Malaysians’ service on several occasions.
“I do not mind losing, but not like this. The service judge refused to take action even when the Denmark players were lifting their racquets too high while serving,” said a teary-eyed Fairuzizuan after the match.
“We could only protest to the umpire, but what can we do when he chooses not to listen. Hopefully, we will cross paths with the Danes when the world meet comes to Malaysia next year.”
In the first game, the national number three pair kept pace with the Danish 2003 world champions, until 15-15. Paaske and Rasmussen then pulled away to secure the game 21-17.
The Malaysians started off the second game strongly and led 19-16 before they were distracted by the service judgments.
The Danes took the opportunity to reel off five consecutive points to secure their spot in the semi-finals.
Rexy was more direct with his accusations. Asian players, he said, were being victimised in the World Championships in Madrid.
“There was no fairness not just in our match, but almost every tie where there was an Asia vs Europe match-up. The match officials awarded eight free points to Denmark today.
“I find it amusing that these ‘wrong decisions’ always happened whenever the Danes were trailing or were nearing the 21-point mark.
“With the current scoring system where every mistake earns the opposition a point, the eight points lost proved to be decisive,” said Rexy.
“I am not saying this because all the Malaysian pairs lost here. But after being sickened by what has happened in Madrid so far, I would love to see an Asian pair like Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng lifting the men’s doubles title,” added Rexy.
With Fairuzizuan and Woon Fui’s defeat, Malaysia’s campaign in the men’s doubles has ended. Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah crashed out in the third round to Indonesia’s Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan on Thursday while Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat withdrew from the competition following the death of Chong Ming’s father.
