KUALA LUMPUR: Danish legend Morten Frost may no longer have interest in Malaysian badminton, but the former BA of Malaysia (BAM) technical director is definitely a person who does not tolerate match-fixing, at all.
When contacted in Denmark to comment on the ongoing match-fixing scandal involving two Malaysian independent shuttlers, the 60-year-old former player and coach said: "Two words, disgraceful and pitiful.”
"I had heard about it (match-fixing) when I was a player, but I was never approached. It is something that is growing due to the rise of betting companies and globalisation."
The two independent players are now provisionally suspended and their case will be deliberated in a Badminton World Federation hearing, over two days, in Singapore, starting on Monday.
It is learnt that one of the two players investigated for match-fixing was a top shuttler in his junior days while the other was a former Thomas Cup player.
On what he expects to be the outcome (at the hearing), Frost sternly replied: "The maximum sentence (life ban) if found guilty. I rather BWF go tough on the first (case) than a mild sentence and then say next time."
Frost, a four-time All England champion, hung his racquet as a player in 1991.
His first stint in Malaysia was in the late 90s where he served as a high performance director for BAM.
The two-time World Championships silver medallist (1985 and 1987) then returned to Kuala Lumpur in 2015, re-joining BAM as technical director.
Frost tendered his resignation in September last year after citing personal reasons.