Rule change for Thomas, Uber Cup

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is set to introduce new rules for the Thomas and Uber Cup to prevent further controversies after South Korea threw matches at this year's tournament.

The showpiece event in Jakarta in May was overshadowed when South Korean team manager Kim Jong-Soo said their tactics in the Thomas Cup were to avoid winning their group.

The reason, he said, was to give them a more favourable quarterfinal draw. They duly lost to England and Malaysia, fielding weakened teams.