Taufik charged and sanctioned for his actions in Hong Kong

In case you didn’t hear about it, Taufik Hidayat walked out of his singles match in the Hong Kong open after a line judge made a call which he disagreed with. This action was in violation of rule 4.3 which states that you cannot walk off the court during a match without the permission of the umpire. This afternoon in Madrid, the IBF disciplinary committee announced that Taufik will forgo any prize money and points earnings that he would have acuqired from the Hong Kong open. No details have been released as to how much money, or how many points Taufik will lose. Check out www.badmintonsite.com in a couple of days for the video of the press conference regarding this manner.