Saturday, 12 July 2014

A “badminton Hawkeye system” that is different to the tennis one

In the second men’s singles match at the Singapore leg of the BWF Super Series on April 11, 2014, India’s Srikanth K challenged the call of the line judge. Soon after, computer animation similar to that of the Hawkeye system used in tennis appeared on TV screens. This was the further use by the BWF of a technological assistance system since the Instant Review System (IRS) was formally introduced at the Super Series Finals in December, 2013 to make badminton competitions fairer.
On April 4 during the Indian Open, the BWF said in a press release that, after testing the systems of various suppliers for several months, it had decided to sign a contract with Hawkeye Innovation and the company would be responsible for ......Full Article

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