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‘It is stupid to pay $5,000 just to stay healthy’ - Alex Lanier on badminton tour fines
20.10.26, 06:00 Updated 19.10.26, 14:57 2 Minute Read
World men’s champion Alex Lanier is “curious” as to how the new BWF regulations will pan out from January in terms of raising the profile of the sport. Yet, he remains a staunch opposer to the stringent $5,000 fine for missing top events.
Under BWF rules since 2018, it is compulsory for the world's top 15 singles players and top 10 doubles pairs to compete in 12 tournaments a year - 4 Super 1000 tournaments, 6 Super 750 tournaments, and 2 Super 500 - as well as the season-ending finals.
The fines have continually been a sore spot for players since its introduction. And it remains to be seen whether this will heighten in 2017 with longer events in the Super 1000 and a virtually year-round tour.
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Rod has written for every UK national newspaper in a sports journalism career spanning more than 20 years. He has covered badminton for Reuters and the Daily Telegraph at a time when the Lin Dan v Lee Chong Wei rivalry was in full flow. He is also founder of The Hockey Paper and Squash Mad.