In the past few days, most golfers have been arguing over the fact that Wang Shixian was given a red card by the referee when he played Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the deciding game of 17-17 at this year's All England Championship. So what does the red card mean? What do yellow cards and black cards mean?
Yellow card
If a badminton player violates the following rules for the first time during the game: intentionally delaying or interrupting the game (such as recovering strength, taking a breath, or accepting instruction, etc.); accepting coaching and leaving the court without authorization during the game; intentionally changing or damaging the ball, Impairing the speed or flight of the ball; behaving in a discourteous manner; other misconduct. The referee will warn the offending player with a yellow card.
Generally speaking, if the misconduct is not very serious, the referee will give a verbal warning to the offending athlete before giving a yellow card. If the athlete continues to engage in the same or similar misconduct after the verbal warning, then the referee will The player will be shown a yellow card. Of course, if the misconduct is more serious, in this case, the verbal warning will not be given first, but a yellow card will be given directly.
In the 2015 World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the mixed doubles final between Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei and Liu Cheng/Bao Yixin, due to the fierce competition, Bao Yixin wiped her sweat many times and was reminded by the referee. The referee considered her delay in the game and punished her. A yellow card.
Red card
A red card will be given if a player who has already been given a yellow card or warned misbehaves again. Therefore, in a game, if an athlete is punished for misconduct, it is impossible to receive two yellow cards. After the yellow card, if misbehavior continues, a red card will be given; after the red card, if misbehavior continues, another red card can be given. This is what the rules call a "repeat offender."
In the women's singles final between Ma Lin and Sung Ji Hyun at the 2015 German Open, Ma Lin delayed the game and did not give the ball to her opponent immediately after returning the ball to the net. Instead, she turned around and circled the court, and was fined 1 by the referee. 1 yellow card and 1 red card. Ma Lin then negotiated with the referee. After the referee explained, Ma Lin was allowed to continue playing, but Ma Lin was still circling the edge of the field. Because she disobeyed the referee's decision and disrespected the referee, the referee gave her a red card again. In the end, Ma Lin lost 1-2 to Sung Ji Hyun and won the runner-up.
In the women's singles final of this year's All England Championship between Wang Shixian and Nozomi Okuhara, Wang Shixian bit off the nails on her hand in the deciding game when she was leading 14-12. The referee thought she was deliberately stalling for time and showed her a yellow card. At 17-17, Wang Shixian wanted to change the ball, but the referee showed her a red card and directly deducted 1 point. As a result, Okuhara overtook 18-17 and won the game 21-19.
black card
When the referee believes that a player has seriously violated the rules or repeatedly violated the rules of the game, the referee will recommend to the referee that the player be disqualified from the game. The referee will award the offending player a red card and call the referee.
When the referee decides to disqualify the player from the game, he will hand the black card to the referee. The referee will judge the player with a black card for misconduct and disqualify him from the game (the referee only has yellow, Red cards and black cards are placed in the referee's pocket).
In the 2013 Canadian Open men's doubles final, Thailand's Isara beat his teammate Jonjit and chased him to the next court. Isara was eventually shown a black card by the referee and was disqualified. The partner was also implicated and missed the final championship.
In the final round of the women's doubles group stage of the 2012 Olympic Games, the Korean women's pairs Ha Jung-eun/Kim Min-jung and Indonesian Poli/Jiao Hali did not want to compete with Yu Yang/Wang Xiaoli in the quarter-finals. They both wanted to lose the game. After the game started, both sides deliberately sent the ball out of the baseline or hit the ball directly into the net bag. In the end, the referee took out a "black card" and disqualified both groups of players. Finally, the players on both sides realized the seriousness of the situation and "begged for mercy." The referee announced that the penalty would be withdrawn and the game would continue.
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