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Indonesian men’s doubles pair, Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, during their match against Akira Koga/Taichi Saito (Japan) in the first round of the All England Open 2020 at Arena Birmingham, England, Wednesday (11/3/2020) local time.
BOLASPORT.COM – The failure to win a medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics has become the most valuable lesson in the career journey of the senior Indonesian men’s doubles pair, Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan.
Having parted ways for about a year after failing miserably in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan agreed to restart their cooperation in the field in early 2018.
The Singapore Open 2018 title is a sign that the strength of Ahsan / Hendra as a men’s doubles pair has not been exhausted.
A year later, the duo, nicknamed The Daddies, made an even more impressive achievement, breaking through the 10 final rounds of the BWF World Tour tournament.
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Of the 10 opportunities to become finalists, Ahsan/Hendra successfully won three titles, namely the All England Open 2019, New Zealand Open 2019, and BWF World Tour Finals.
In addition, Ahsan/Hendra also reached the final round of the 2019 BWF World Championship and came out victorious.
Now, Ahsan/Hendra is firmly ranked second in the world, under their junior partner, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
They also qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the status of second seed.
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