Everyone remembers in 2013 WC MS Final when Lin Dan was admonished (or warned) by umpire when he changed from a yellow to a red top. Must've been before the second or deciding game. Then the commentators caught on; Steen said this move will cost him (LD). Are there any explanations for this or that's as plain as it gets - for order? Does this still apply?
Will it be possible for you to include some other reference, such as the time of the match, or a link to video? And no, not everyone's memory will be as sharp, mine keeps going a little bit every day. And what is the for order you refer to? Offences and penalties were listed in the handbook that was in effect at that time - general competition regulations, sections 19 to 23 pertained to clothing. There may be modifications now, not only in the amount for each default, but also definitions of the offences.
The exchange can be seen here. Please visit the link. By for order, well, kinda like uniforms in school/workplace policy. E.g., if a black set is in effect, you gotta wear all black. Can't go yellow of a sudden.
I have not viewed the link so am only guessing as to what happened but could it be that LDs opponent was also wearing a red top, the rules state that opponents must wear tops of different colours.
Lin Dan and Chen Long both wore white tops in their previous meeting, before this Malaysia encounter. It was even the same uniform.
You are correct about the deciding game; it was not before second, it was before the third game. Here is what I have from the situation near the end fo the second between games interval: -- 01:01:19 Lin Dan 01:01:21 Lin Dan 01:01:22 Dan 01:01:26 You [have?] changed colour 01:01:28 You have another colour 01:01:32 [commentator: hmmm ... this ...] 01:01:38 Twenty seconds [commentary concurrent] 01:01:40 Twenty seconds 01:01:43 [commentator: ... got red ...] ... [co-commentator ... red card ... no yellow card ...] 01:02:05 Final game 01:02:11 Love all 01:02:13 Play 01:02:14 Lin Dan seen powdering ... Chong Wei waits 01:02:24 Lin Dan requests shuttle change 01:02:26 Umpire seen granting the request 01:02:28 Service judge exchanges shuttle 01:02:37 Lin Dan at ready position to serve 01:02:39 Final game starts-- I do not hear any admonishment or warning from the umpire. The GCR (mentioned earlier in this thread) pertains to colour of clothing. These are regulations, not rules, if you are picky about terms. Be all of this, rules or regs, as this was the final, the GCR are applicable to the letter. Previous rounds are sometimes exempt. If you find the edition of GCR of that year [2013] it will have all the clauses and sub-clauses. To those who want to know what happens next. The umpire reports this situation to the referee. That is all an umpire can, and must, do, nothing more.
Just to be clear, black set in effect means black was used to start the match. The latest GCR is also clear - no change of colour is allowed throughout a match. So you are correct black to yellow will not be allowed. As this was individual event, we will not look into the team, and doubles, requirements.
