Hawkeye appears at badminton matches? (part 2)

The IRS system adopted by the BWF has been provided by the US IMG company that is responsible for production of TV broadcast this year. It combines eight high-speed cameras and two display-use computers. When a player challenges a line judge’s call the umpire will make a signal to the courtside referee or assistant referee who will see a slow motion repeat of the shuttlecock landing and decide whether it was “in” or “out.”

Originally, if the line judge was correct, the referee would give a thumbs up signal to the umpire; if the challenge by the player was successful, the referee would give a thumbs down signal. The slow motion repeat of the shuttlecock landing is not shown on the big screen for spectators to see, only the referees see it and this probably takes into account the fact ......Full Article

IRS System
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