Ahsan / Hendra Passed The First Round Of Thailand Open II

Ahsan / Hendra (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesian men's doubles Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan qualified for the second round of the Toyota Thailand Open after overthrowing British representatives Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge, Wednesday.

The pair, nicknamed The Daddies, had to fight hard with Ahsan's leg, which was injured during a match. But in the end they managed to win the match with a score of 23-21, 21-15 for 46 minutes.

According to Antara, this victory was recorded as the fifth consecutive time for Ahsan / Hendra over the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic bronze medalist pair, from a total of five meetings between the two.

In the first game, Ahsan / Hendra had to be eight points behind without reply until the first interval closed with a score of 2-11.

The world number two pair slowly began to attack in order to collect point by point, even though Ahsan seemed to be pushing for a match while limping.

Even when the position was 10-14 for Ellis / Langridge, Ahsan had asked for a medical break to call the medical team to get treatment on his left leg.

After receiving treatment, Ahsan / Hendra began to rise to equalize to 16-16. Ahsan still seemed to be struggling to endure the pain, but they were ultimately able to steal point by point through their excellent defending during the rally.

The duel was more difficult after that and the positions were drawn three times (18-18, 19-19, 20-20). The two partners even took turns making mistakes when serving. However, Ahsan / Hendra finally succeeded in closing the first game with a score of 23-21.

Before entering the second game, Ahsan again asked for medical treatment. This time on his left thigh.

Although Ahsan / Hendra fell behind at the start of the second game before racing to lead 11-7 ahead of the break.

Ellis / Langridge keep trying to narrow the margin. However, the pair's own mistake was successfully exploited by Ahsan / Hendra to win five consecutive points until the second game closed with a score of 21-15.

Meanwhile on another field, another Indonesian men's doubles, Pramudya Kusumawardana / Yeremia Erich Ypche Yacob Rambitan also successfully won two games with a score of 21-14, 21-16 over the French pair Eloi Adam / Julien Maio.