Hendra Setiawan Compares The Strength Of The Jonathan Christie-Joko Widodo Couple With The Minions

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JAKARTA - After watching the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals which will be held at The Westin Resort, Bali International Convention Center (BICC), Badung Regency, Thursday, December 2, 2021, President Joko Widodo took the time to play badminton with a number of national athletes.

Competing on the practice field, President Jokowi was seen in pairs with the men's singles athlete, Jonathan Christie. Both of them competed against Hendra Setiawan who was in a duet with the General Chair of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI), Agung Firman Sampurna.

The match was exciting and fun at the same time. After the match, Hendra Setiawan expressed his impression of competing in badminton against the Head of State who was judged to have the ability to play badminton quite well.

"I think Pak Jokowi also plays badminton quite well, yes, he can indeed play badminton," said Hendra, Thursday, December 2.

Hendra even admitted that fighting the President was more difficult than against the current world's number one men's doubles pair, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon or nicknamed "The Minions".

"Ha ha ha. It's tougher against Pak Jokowi," he said with a laugh.

Hendra Setiawan himself is currently ranked second in the world for men's doubles, paired with Mohammad Ahsan. Hendra also prayed that President Jokowi would always be given health.

"The message is to stay healthy, Pak Jokowi and be able to lead Indonesia to be more advanced," he said.