And a Prince without ostentatious pomp … there was more to last week’s badminton World Championship than the action on court. John will take charge of the men’s team as interim coach after Hockey India today sacked Oltmans despite a largely successful four-and-half-years stint in India. When he took over as the chief coach in August 2015, Oltmans insisted he could succeed where none of his predecessors had. “There are no Japanese drivers at the very top either because it takes time. The result left the Serbians top of the standings with 15 points from seven games, two ahead of Ireland who lost ground after being held to a 1-1 draw in Georgia. “Monday’s auction could produce historic numbers. ’ Like each of his predecessors, Oltmans too leaves the country disillusioned and miffed with the fe. Jackie Steward said it would take at least a generation before drivers from Asia would be challenging for the championship. Chittagong does at least hold some fond memories for the Australians as they try to salvage a drawn series. Shivani Naik answers these questions as she captures the sights and sounds from the badminton fandom at Glasgow.