Players representing other countries

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  1. lurker

    lurker Regular Member

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    I noticed lately countries like Indonesia and China 'exports' a lot of players around the world. How does this works?

    according to tournamentsoftware site, tony gunawan (US) with chandra wijaya (INA)

    Xu Huaiwen (GER)
    Yao Jie (NED)
    etc...
     
    #1 lurker, Jan 18, 2007
  2. Blurry D

    Blurry D Regular Member

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    Hmm maybe they can get into the national teams of their own country...maybe
     
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    This has been queried before..

    ...lurker, you can try in this link, one of a few that i can remember:
    http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23497 (try post#5)..;) :cool:
    Basically, from what i know, for "Open" tournaments, anyone from any countries can play w/ other players from different countries. Hence the name "Open"..
    It happened recently also when a NZ player(male) partnered with another M'sian player(female). Tony G. even partnered with another Taiwan player(female) 2 yrs ago in the Taipei Open.;):cool:
     
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  4. lurker

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    so the 'hired' player will eventually get a PR or citizenship in that 'employer' country?
     
    #4 lurker, Jan 20, 2007
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    No, they would have to fulfill other immigration requirements as well. However, it is a possibility.
     
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