Men's Doubles star Chia Ting-fung called on the BWF to introduce VAR to reduce controversy and enhance credibility

At last month's 2025 Malaysia Badminton Masters, a controversial ball triggered the men's doubles head coach of the Malaysian national badminton team, "Fire Dragon" Pang Wei Shun, to "breathe fire" to bombard the BWF referees.

Xie Dingfeng (left) suggested that VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology similar to football should be introduced in badminton matches to reduce match controversy.

The "Chin Hing" Malaysia Masters incident is a lesson learned. Previously, in the round of 16 of the Malaysian Badminton Super 500 Men's Doubles, the Malaysian national badminton men's doubles "Chin Hing Pair" Jiang Kaixing and Dai Wei Qin suffered a controversial penalty in the tiebreaker against the Danish pair Kyle and Sogaard, and the Malaysian Badminton Association has officially submitted a formal complaint to the BWF.

In this regard, Xie Dingfeng said bluntly, "I think the badminton federation should consider introducing VAR technology like football, especially for some controversies, such as whether the ball is touching or not it is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, there is video replay as an aid, which can make the game more fair." ”

Last month, a controversial touch ball at the Malaysia Badminton Masters triggered "Fire Dragon" Pang Wei Shun (right) to "breathe fire" and bombard the BWF referees

The decision to serve depends on the referee's subjective judgment. Xie Dingfeng also pointed out that at present, there is still too much reliance on the subjective judgment of the serving referee in the service decision, which often causes controversy, "The serving referee is different in height, and the viewing angle is also different, even if the service height standard is 1.15 meters, but each player will be observed at a different angle, which should also be considered." ”

In the men's doubles final of the Singapore Badminton Super 750 Tournament last month, when the "Xie Su Combination" Xie Dingfeng and Su Weiyi played against South Korea's strong "Kim Seo Combination" Xu Chengjae and Kim Wonhao, Xie Dingfeng was judged to serve too high a total of 3 times, and he angrily handed the racket to the serving referee to become a famous scene, and the Xie Su combination finally stabilized their mentality and won the third crown this year.