JAKARTA – Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan immediately lost in the first round of the 2024 China Masters, which is their last tournament in this year’s calendar.
The pair of fighters took their bags from this event after losing two consecutive matches 16-21 and 17-21 against their junior, Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Mohammad Reza Puravi Isfahani, on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, noon WIB.
“This is our last tournament this year. After that you first rest. To all our supporters, thank you for supporting you this far,” Hendra said in a statement.
The 2024 Chinese Masters could be the last Hendra/Ahsan tournament before bowing out. The couple is currently entering the tail end of their careers.
The previous retirement signal was delivered by Hendra in September 2024. At that time, he said that he was in touch with his family and closest people before making a decision to give up badminton.
After losing to Sabar/Reza, Ahsan then reinforced the retreat signal. He said it would be a good time to announce it.
“We’ve decided what it will be like in the future, but let’s just wait until now.” We want to meet first and talk with the coach and the board,” he said.
During their active career, these two badminton players have earned a number of brilliant achievements. Hendra is a gold medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the men’s doubles with Markis Kido.
Meanwhile, when in a relationship with Ahsan, they greeted Indonesia by becoming world champions on three different occasions, namely 2013, 2015 and 2019.
Furthermore, the pair are also part of the group that won the 2020 Thomas Cup after beating China in the party summit.
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