I'm not sure if I've over reacted or not. Playing badminton tonight in a social club with mixed abilities. I was on court with two weaker female players and one male. My partner couldn't really hit it much past mid court. The male player kept smashing every weaker return of my partner at full speed from mid court directly at her.
He also slammed the shuttle into his own partners back, obviously a mis hit but relevant later.
After 3 hits to the body and two to the face, one of which was glancing as my partner flinched away just in time, I walked to the net to point out the it wasn't appropriate to kept smashing full speed at my partner who clearly couldn't react to it at all.
He was utterly unapologetic and claimed my partner was a good player really, that it was fine to keep hitting her, that she should shield her face more, that his partner was obviously fine with him hitting her, so why would I have a problem.
I also pointed out it wasn't nice to laugh so much each time either, but again he said its fine because he laughed at his own partner too.
I'm sure I can walk away from any game I don't feel comfortable in, and this was just horrendous - I was starting to feel adrenaline surge each time my partner hit it up in the air in case she was going to get a facefull again.
But I also feel like we were somehow out of social semi-competitive sport territory and into justifying violence against women territory? I really got the creeps from the way he spoke for his partner rather than letting her speak, and generally seemed to be enjoying himself intimidating and hurting his weaker opponent?
AIBU to think this is more than just dickish behaviour?
and what the hell am I supposed to do if I have to go on court against him again?