India Open 2022 Final Schedule Today: Indian Couple Beware Of The Daddies' Intelligence

PHOTO: Hendra Setiawan's Instagram

JAKARTA – The men's doubles pair Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan will play the final of the India Open 2022. They will meet the deputy host, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty.

This match will take place at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall, New Delhi, India, on Sunday, January 16th. The final will start at 14.30 WIB and will be broadcast live on iNews TV.

Hendra-Ahsan got the final ticket after defeating Malaysian representatives Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi in a duel in straight sets. This is the first final for The Daddies since they last finished runners-up at the 2021 BWF Tour Finals in Thailand.

“It has been a year since our last final in Thailand. We are happy, but we will try to be the best. Our performance has declined since the (Tokyo) Olympics. We will try to be better this year,” said Hendra, quoted from the official BWF website, Sunday, January 16.

The Daddies' journey through the finals is relatively young. They did not lose a single set to reach the final round of the Super 500 level tournament.

They started the journey by defeating the co-hosts Prem Singh Chouhan / Rajesh Verma in the first round. The smooth journey of the 2019 world champion pair continued in the second round by defeating the other host representatives, Bhaskar Chakraborty / Kapil Chaudhary.

Hendra-Ahsan's next victim was the Danish pair Torjus Flaatten-Vegard Rikheim in the quarter-finals. Young results also then they can beat Ong / Teo to go to the final while keeping hope of getting the first title this year.

However, a slick record was also inscribed by the candidate against Hendra-Ahsan in this final. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty set a record of not losing a set to play in the final match in front of the public themselves.

"I wish this match lasted longer. We have to be ready for this game. We know that they may not be the fastest on the pitch right now, but they are intelligent. We have to be extra careful,” said Shetty.

Head-to-head, Ahsan and Hendra have met this Indian couple four times. The Indonesian pair won and lost 3-1 over the world number ten pair.

The last meeting of these two pairs occurred at the Thailand Open 2021. At that time, The Daddies won in straight sets, while the only loss occurred in 2019 at the French Open in a rubber game duel.