JAKARTA The men's doubles Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan are still keeping secret meetings related to their retirement plans from badminton.
There are no indications for retirement at all after they lost against the first seed, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, in the last 32 of the All England 2024 round, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, WIB night.
"When we talk (planned to retire), there must be time. It is impossible for us to play until we are 50 years old, for example," said Hendra after the match against the Indian ambassador.
Hendra and Ahsan are 39 years old and 36 years old. Many professional athletes have decided to retire at that age, but The Daddies are still actively playing.
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Even though it has entered the dusk of his career, Hendra/Ahsan still appear competitive. They even forced Satwiksairaj/Chirag to play tight in two games, which ended with a score of 18-21 and 14-21.
"Earlier, we lost the game. Many were intercepted by those who played fast in the future at a high tempo too. We struggled with that pattern," said Hendra.
During the pairing, Hendra / Ahsan won many prestigious tournaments. One of them is the All England title they won in 2019.
In addition, they were also recorded as world champions three times. They got the three opportunities in 2013, 2015, and 2019, respectively.
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