Indonesia Masters 2025: End Of Hendra/Ahsan

Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan officially retired after being eliminated in the second round of the Indonesia Masters 2025 (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan officially played their last competitive match after losing in the second round of the Indonesia Masters 2025.

The veteran pair lost two straight games 13-21 and 14-21 against Malaysian doubles, Junaidi Arif/Roy King Yap, on Thursday, January 23, 2025, WIB night.

Hendra and Ahsan previously announced that in December 2024 they would retire from badminton and Indonesia Masters 2025 will be the last tournament. Unfortunately, their retirement was not accompanied by a title.

"Finally, this is the last time really. So, I myself feel more relieved because from the first time I played, I had to focus and others," said Hendra.

Hendra/Ahsan were one of the elite pairs in their time. They were ranked first in the world and tasted many prestigious titles.

The titles include three world titles (2013, 2015, and 2019) as well as two All England titles in 2014 and 2019. The only prestigious titles that missed their careers were Olympic gold medals.

"The regret we both never got an Olympic gold medal. We tried twice, but never gave it, so I'm just grateful," said Hendra.

The two Olympics that Hendra/Ahsan tasted were Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020. While in Rio de Janeiro, they failed to get through the group stage, while in Tokyo they failed to win a bronze medal.

Despite failing with Ahsan, Hendra won 2008 Beijing Olympic gold in the men's doubles. At that time, he was still with the late Markis Kido.