Regulasi Servis Baru Bikin Pemain Jangkung Ini Ancang-ancang 1 Meter di Belakang Garis

Aturan terbaru Federasi Bulu Tangkis Dunia (BWF) ternyata menghadirkan kondisi mencengangkan untuk pebulu tangkis berpostur jangkung.

Pebulu tangkis Denmark, Mads Conrad-Petersen, mengungkap fakta mengejutkan tentang sang rekan yang harus ambil ancang-ancang 1 meter ke belakang demi "mengakali" aturan servis 115 cm.

Menurut aturan baru BWF yang berlaku mulai German Open 2018, servis dinyatakan sah jika tinggi awalan tidak lebih dari 115 cm.

Menanggapi hal di atas, Mads Conrad-Petersen yang berpostur 186 cm mengatakan jika aturan ini adalah diskriminasi bagi atlet jangkung.

(Baca Juga: Hari Pertama German Open 2018 Bergulir, Ini Dia Jadwal Tanding 3 Wakil Indonesia Hari Ini)

Ia memberi contoh rekan bermainnya, Mads Pieler Kolding, yang ternyata kesusahan memulai servis.

Lewat sebuah video di akun Instagramnya, Petersen memperlihatkan bagaimana Kolding harus ancang-ancang demi tidak melebihi tinggi yang dianjurkan.

 

This is insane! All players above 1.80 have to change their serve radically before next weeks German open and then the biggest tournament of the year All England. For some it might be relatively easy, for the majority it is extremely difficult ( I am in that category ) and then for players above 2.00m it is to be honest almost impossible. We will go to Germany Monday and we will try to win and play as good as possible. It will be extremely hard but let’s see. But before all these tournaments start, I have to say that this rule, in my opinion, is so extremely discriminating to us taller players but especially to my partner @m_kolding. We play against 2 players from Thailand in the first round who are 1.63cm and 169 cm. They can serv however they want and still be under 1.15 cm. We will not go down without fighting and we will have to find new ways to play the game. We will find solutions. But after having talked to several judges and umpires doing the last couple of days it seems as they also don’t know how it will work. They don’t know how to sit, how far away from the device they need to be, and after having played matches with them as service judges, they all see the 1.15cm though their own eyes. Some think my new serve is fine, some believe it is to high and some say that I can get it a little higher. The new rule will change the game but it is still almost impossible for the judges. Ok no more talking let’s get to it in Germany. We don’t want to give up in any way but I believe it is important not just to accept things if they are not fair. Here is a clip of Kolding “trying” to serv. He is 1 meter behind the service line as it is impossible to make a regular serv at 1.15 from the service line. #newrule #germanopen #hmmm

A post shared by Mads Conrad-Petersen (@madsconrad1) on Mar 2, 2018 at 2:39am PST

"Ini adalah cuplikan saat Kolding 'mencoba' servis. Dia berdiri 1 meter di belakang garis servis agar bisa memenuhi aturan servis 115 cm dari permukaan lapangan," tulis Petersen dalam akun @madsconrad1 pada Sabtu (3/3/2018).

Meski mengkritisi aturan servis yang baru, duo Mads akan tetap tampil di German Open yang mulai bergulir hari ini (Selasa, 6/3/2018).

Kittinupong Kedren/Dechapol Puavaranukroh dari Thailand menjadi lawan pertama ganda putra asal Denmark tersebut pada babak pertama.