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malaise

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8. Athletes have manipulated games for better draws

Reply to dballance (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 06:14 AM

Aug 2012

for a very long time. Once teams or individuals qualify for QFs, and know who they don't want to face in the SFs, it isn't hard. Used to happen a lot in world cup football but they now make teams play at the same time to prevent this.

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Olympic female badminton players face charges [View all] Nye Bevan Aug 2012 OP

I just read this a few minutes ago...that's crazy! I'd love to see the oddball video of... Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #1

Badminton is best played naked, drunk, stoned, coed, and with ZZ Top blasting. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #9

The ancient Olympians competed nude Poiuyt Aug 2012 #12

Yeah, well we covered the stoned and women parts, but how about the drunken part? HopeHoops Aug 2012 #13

Is there something nefarious going on in badminton? dballance Aug 2012 #2

Your darkest imaginings are probably correct. nt DCKit Aug 2012 #3

I think it's just the way the draw goes muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #4

Didn't read very far into the OP did you? TheMadMonk Aug 2012 #5

Yes I did read the whole post. I already admitted to not understanding the rules so a Draw dballance Aug 2012 #7

Athletes have manipulated games for better draws malaise Aug 2012 #8

Badminton has gone to Hell in a Handbasket since RepubliWankers came on the scene. Berlum Aug 2012 #6

All 8 provisionally disqualified; Indonesia and South Korea appeal muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #10

I guess the moral is that it may be OK not to bring your "A" game, Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #11