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The hawk-eye incident that happened to the Indonesian pair, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo during the match against Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi (Malaysia), at the Bali International Convention Center, Bali, Saturday (20/11/2021).
BOLASPORT.COM – The hawk-eye incident that happened to the Indonesian pair, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, invited reactions from other badminton players.
Controversy colored the semifinal match of the Indonesia Masters 2021, between Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (Malaysia).
The incident occurred at the end of the first game of the match which was held at the Bali International Convention Center, Bali, Saturday (20/11/2021).
In the 18-20 point position for the Malaysian pair’s lead, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon let the ball from Ong Yew Sin’s serve.
The linesman declared the serve out Ong out so as to maintain the hope of Marcus / Kevin who were trailing at game points 18-20.
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When the umpire was about to change the score to 19-20, the Malaysian pair asked for the challenge to review.
Hawkeye, a technology that visually measures the drop position of the shuttle, shows that about half the shuttle’s diameter is on the line of field.
The points also changed hands to Ong / Teo as well as closing the opening game with a score of 18-21 for the advantage of the neighboring country pair.
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