"Any rules by which some can benefit from losing should be changed, and we should not pin all the blame on the individuals."

Bai yansong, CCTV news anchor, commentator

"So, in the end, it could mean that badminton is being taken off the Olympic program in 2020. When something like this happens, it's not good publicity."

Thomas Laybourn, Danish mixed doubles player

"Why would the tournament rules people have (a format) like this? If they just had a knockout round it would all be fine. You lose, and that's it."

Lin Dan, China's top men's player

"This is my last game. Goodbye BWF. Goodbye my beloved badminton."

Yu yang, China's shuttler disqualified by the BWF

"This is the first time the Olympics introduced the round-robin stages, and I didn't fully understand the new rules, so we didn't go all out to compete."

Wang xiaoli, China's shuttler disqualified by the BWF

"As the head coach, I owe the fans and the Chinese an apology. Chinese players failed to demonstrate their fighting spirit of the national team. It's me to blame."

Li yongbo, Chinese badminton head coach

(China Daily 08/03/2012 page12)