China Open 2023: Hendra/Ahsan Fall In The Hands Of World Champions

The couple Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Men's doubles pair Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan failed to reach the second round of the 2023 China Open.

The couple's steps nicknamed The Daddies stopped in the first round of the BWF Super 1000 event after losing three games 18-21, 21-15, and 12-21 against sixth seed Korea, Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Seung Jae.

"We have tried but indeed have to admit the opponent's superiority again. Apart from being good, they are confident after winning the world," said Ahsan.

The defeat of Hendra/Ahsan from the 2023 world champion pair made this sector just rely on the pair Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Rambitan.

However, one of the two names will definitely stop in the second half because they face each other.

On the first day yesterday, Indonesia also lost two men's doubles. The two names that were eliminated earlier were Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin.

Prior to this, Indonesia had already lost the men's singles Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. He lost to Japan's representative, Kanta Tsuneyama.

This is Ginting's fifth defeat of a total of eight of their meetings.

Losing Ginting made Indonesia just have to hope for Jonathan Christie and Shesar Hiren Rhustavito. Both names have already gone to the second round in the match last Tuesday.