TRIBUNNEWS.COM – The reason for Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan to play alone in the 2023 Canada Open is part of the strategy.
The strategy they mean is a strategy in the hunt for tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
They try to manage the time to compete and win points in the BWF agenda which can be said to be quite tight.
This is in line with what was disclosed by Hendra Setiawan as quoted from the page djarumbadminton.
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Indonesian men’s doubles, Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan managed to penetrate the All England 2023 final, after defeating the Chinese men’s doubles, Liang Wei Keng / Wang Chang, via a rubber game 21-15, 19-21, 29-27, Saturday (18/3/ 2023). (PBSI)
“We playing in the Canada Open are part of the strategy to manage points (Olympic) gains and rest periods,” explained Hendra.
Reflecting on the tournament they participated in before, the pair nicknamed The Daddies had to swallow the bitter pill when they had to stop in the quarter-finals at the 2023 Malaysia Masters.
Even though before acting in the neighboring country, Ahsan / Hendra managed to become finalists at the All England 2023, according to BWF.
The seasoned Indonesian pair also obtained other minor results when they performed at the 2023 Singapore Open.
They had to go home quickly because they were knocked out in the round of 16 and failed to go far even though the tournament was super 500 level.
Most recently at the 2023 Indonesia Open, their achievement was the same as the Singapore Open where they stopped in the round of 16.
Indonesian men’s doubles, Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan against Japanese doubles, Akira Koga / Taichi Saito in the preliminary for the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters at Istora Senayan Jakarta, Tuesday (24/1/2023). Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan won in three sets 21-17, 19-21 and 10-21 so they advanced to the next round. TRIBUNNEWS/HERUDIN (TRIBUNNEWS/HERUDIN)
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It’s a shame, even though the Indonesia Open is an event with a super 1000 level where the score points will be very meaningful for the coffers of hunting for Olympic tickets.
Now that their compatriots are on hiatus and are not competing at the Canada Open, it’s time for Ahsan/Hendra to take revenge.
It is hoped that the bad results on the Asian tour will pay off at the 2023 Canada Open, considering that they will go down as the second seed.
By going far in the Canada Open, it is predicted that it will be quite profitable for The Daddies because the tournament is at the Super 500 level.
2023-07-04 05:40:20
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