The shuttlecock is now in the Badminton Association of Thailand's (BAT) court, which will decide the sporting future of the two former championship partners who publicly brawled during a tournament in Canada.
Bodin "Art" Issara and Maneepong "A" Jongjit were due to return to Thailand on separate flights from Canada on Wednesday night.
The BAT will meet Saturday to examine the evidence, including the video, of their public brawl as their teams changed sides of the court during the Canada Open 2013 Badminton Men's Double Final.
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The association will decide whether to punish either or both of them - two men who used to be close friends and Olympic doubles partners but are now public foes.
BAT president Charoen Wattanasin said the association cannot sit idly after the brawl and will act without waiting for the ruling from the Badminton World Federation. The BWF could take months before it hands down a disciplinary decision, he said.
The BAT will thoroughly and fairly punish the players for their inappropriate action during the tournament in Vancouver on Sunday, he said.
A source close to the issue said on Wednesday it is most likely that the punishment will fall on the player who started the fist fight.
Bodin "Art" Issara requires two stitches near his right ear following a brawl with Maneepong "A" Jongjit on Sunday in Canada. (File photo)
"Art" Bodin was caught on tape chasing and punching his former badminton partner "A" Maneepong on the court during a break in their match at the international tournament in Vancouver on Sunday. They were on opposing teams, both representing Thailand.
Art later issued a public apology, saying he lost his temper after his former badminton partner hit him with his racquet.
The ugly brawl between the two players capped their growing feud, which began early this year after they decided to go separate ways in their professional careers.
In January, Art and A, both aged 22, were ranked eighth in the world in the men's doubles.
They won the men's doubles title at the Indian Open in 2012, upsetting second seeds Sung Hyun Ko and Yeon Seong Yoo of South Korea in the final. The win sent them to the 2012 Olympics, where they reached the quarter-finals.
The pair were approached by Granular Badminton Club to switch camp from the association early this year, with a promise of better payment, according to the source.
Art left for the new team in the hope that his partner would follow suit. But A consulted the association and decided to stay, the source said. That was the start of the problem, the source added.
It was understandable for Art to leave for Granular as he had a family to take care of and he had expected his long-time partner to go with him, the source said.
The two found new doubles partners and then found themselves matched against each other in the men's doubles final in Vancouver, culminating in a wild on-court chase and punch-up which abruptly ended the match, resulted in their disqualification and shocked spectators and commentators.
Art was partnering Pakkawat "Top" Wilailak in the final and A's partner was Nipitphon "Tonnam" Puangpuapech .
The two disgraced players were due to return to Bangkok from Vancouver on Wednesday night on separate flights. Art was due to arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport on a United Airlines flight at 11.30pm and A on a Thai Airways International flight 10 minutes later.