The world of Badminton is in uproar after three women's teams are disqualified for attempting to throw Tuesday evening's match to secure a more favourable draw later on.

According to a statement released by the World Badminton Federation Wednesday, a total of eight players from China, Indonesia and South Korea were charged with "not using one's best efforts to win a match".

South Korea's head coach Sung Han Kook claimed his players were retaliating for the Chinese team's deliberate misses and duffed serves.

In Seoul the fans are annoyed, but understanding.

(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) 17-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT ROH EUN-SEO SAYING:

"I am really unhappy to hear what the Chinese team did -- they did not play properly against our team. Sportsmanship is very important, but the Chinese team did it first, so our team members were unhappy and they did the same thing, I understand what our team did."

Chinese state media reported that the Chinese Olympic team will be looking into their player's conduct during the match.

Sarah Wali, Reuters