JAKARTA - Indonesian men's doubles, Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan ensured that they qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Championship. This result was also a birthday present for Hendra Setiawan.
The partner of the Mohammad Ahsan duet celebrates his 38th birthday today, which is August 25.
Hendra said not much hope on his special day. He expressed his desire to stay healthy in order to be able to carve success in the next round. "On my birthday today there are not many expectations, I just want to be healthy. Tomorrow I must also be more prepared and don't be satisfied with today's victory," said Hendra. Setiawan as quoted from a written statement.
As previously reported, Hendra/Ahsan defeated the pair Mark Lamfuss/Marvin Seidel, two straight games with a score of 21-18 and 23-21.
Hendra admits that the opponent is difficult to deal with. They even have to change the pattern of the game in the middle of the match in order to get out of the pressure.
"If we keep playing drive we lose, so we tried to vary the drive and the placements. The opponent played neatly, the shot was not tight but the ball went down, so we tried to play net first," explained Hendra.
In that match, Lamsfuss/Seidel displayed significant resistance, they could even take the lead in two games. But thanks to patience and strategy in the field Ahsan / Hendra finally came out as winners.
In the quarter-finals match, Ahsan / Hendra will be challenged by representatives of India, Arjun Matathil / Dhruv Kapila who won over representatives of Singapore, Hee Yong Kai Terry / Loh Kean Hean.
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