Players complain about hot stadium and scoring board<\/p>\n
BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): Some price had to be paid
\nby the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) to achieve its
\nambition to spread the sport throughout the country by staging
\nthe national championship outside Java.<\/p>\n
The local organizing committee -- unprepared to host national
\nevents due to centralized development in the country's capital,
\nJakarta -- failed to meet the basic requirements for hosting such
\na big event.<\/p>\n
Players have been complaining about the hot stadium as it is
\nnot air-conditioned and its roof and walls are covered by metal
\nsheets.<\/p>\n
\"I can hardly breath in here, it's too hot. I didn't have the
\nopportunity to try the hall on Monday,\" said Yuli Marfuah of
\nBandung-based SGS.<\/p>\n
While newly-wed Candra Wijaya, a men's doubles specialist,
\nadmitted it was hot playing in the hall, he said it would not
\ninfluence his performance.<\/p>\n
\"Every player will experience the same heat so there is no use
\ncomplaining. It will show which players have the ability to
\novercome such conditions,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Several exhaust fans can be seen in the roof section but
\napparently none of them are working.<\/p>\n
Luckily, rain poured down day after the opening ceremony and
\nmade the temperature cooler inside the hall on the first day.<\/p>\n
Speaking of the match results, officials at the championship
\nsecretariat said they did not provide such data or any copying
\nfacilities.<\/p>\n
The organizers even failed to provide scoring boards for the
\nfour courts in Hasanuddin HM Hall on Jl. Antasari making it
\ndifficult for journalists to keep track of match results.<\/p>\n
Journalists had to run after players to get the results or ask
\npermission from the judges to sneak a look at the score sheets.<\/p>\n
\"Well, I usually keep track of my scores through the score
\nboard especially when I'm under pressure or am tired. Sometimes
\nwe forget the score,\" said Hendrawan of Tangkas. \"Without the
\nboards, we don't even know our own score.\"<\/p>\n
Yuli said she had trouble keeping track of her score.<\/p>\n
\"But it didn't ruin my game because I just followed what the
\numpire told me to do,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the complaints, the chairman of the organizing
\ncommittee, Lt.Col. Syahnan, who is also secretary of PBSI's South
\nKalimantan chapter, humbly received all criticism and was open to
\nany suggestion.<\/p>\n
\"I have to admit that there are a lot of problems but be
\nassured that we have tried our best in preparing the event. Well,
\nthis is what we have here,\" he said. \"Organizing a big event
\noffers a precious occasion to improve our work.\"<\/p>\n
\"I even slept here before the opening ceremony when we had to
\nfix a problem with thicker plywood.\"<\/p>\n
Syahnan, who is Pelaihari Military District Commander, also
\nsaid Banjarmasin had hosted two badminton events prior to the
\nnational championship.<\/p>\n
\"Earlier, we organized the qualifying rounds for the National
\nGames (PON) and the Bina Benua Cup. We learned a lot from our
\npast experiences.\"<\/p>\n
Commenting on the score board, Syahanan said they would be
\ninstalled on Friday for the quarterfinals and semifinals matches.<\/p>\n
The final match will take place on Saturday. (nvn)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/players-complain-about-hot-stadium-and-scoring-board-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }