Shuttler Mohd Roslin Hashim will go ahead and sue the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) for not entering him in the forthcoming Singapore and Indonesian Opens.

Last week, Roslin was upset at the BAM blunder in leaving out his name for the back-to-back Opens in Singapore (May 1-6) and Indonesia (May 8-13).

As far as I am concerned, I am not happy with them (BAM) for making mistakes after mistakes.

BAM had admitted it was their fault and Roslin, who returned from a playing stint in Denmark on Thursday, wanted BAM to submit a last-minute entry for both meets. But it was way past the deadline.

“It is confirmed that I cannot play in both the tournaments.

“I am going ahead to sue them (the BAM). They can have a meeting with my club (Nusa Mahsuri) but as far as I am concerned, I am not happy with them for making mistakes after mistakes,” said Roslin.

On Thursday, Roslin was unhappy that his name was omitted from an international meet again (he was also not entered for the China and Malaysian Opens) and threatened to take legal action.

However, BAM said they would talk to his club to resolve the matter.

Roslin, who had lost his chance of fighting for the third spot in the men’s singles for the World Championships (Aug 13-19 at Bukit Jalil) following his omission in both the upcoming Open tournaments, said that his move to sue BAM should not be misinterpreted.

“I am not hoping for the BAM to compensate me with a place in the World Championships by doing this (taking them to court),” said Roslin.

“Yes, I wanted badly to win a place in the squad for the world meet. But it will be unfair if I am considered despite missing these last two tournaments that are being used to determine the third singles player for the country for the world meet.

“There are other club players, who are equally determined to win a place in the world meet. For now, I think my hope of playing in the world meet is as good as over.”

Besides the world No. 18 ranked Roslin, the others in the running for the world meet are KLRC Bhd’s Lee Tsuen Seng (16th), Sairul Amar Ayob (22nd) and Yeoh Kay Bin (25th).

The top two singles players assured of their places for the world meet are Lee Chong Wei and Roslin’s younger brother Hafiz.

Roslin is now looking forward to competing in satellite tournaments to safeguard his world ranking.

“My next goal is to try and qualify for the Olympic Games (in Beijing). By missing the Opens in Singapore and Indonesia, my world ranking will certainly drop,” he lamented.

“I plan to compete in some other tournaments like the Vietnam and Indonesia satellite tournaments to ensure that I can still stay within the top 20 in the world.”

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