Badminton News: Indonesian veteran badminton specialist in men’s doubles, Hendra Setiawan has set herself lofty goals for the prestigious 2023 BWF World Championships tournament which kicks off next week in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Daddies, as Ahsan/Hendra are affectionately known, hope to at least win medals at the World Championships next week, even if they have to compete against other top players from China, South Korea, Malaysia and Australia. India who have recently shown their strength. .
“I hope we can bring home a medal, whatever it is,” said Hendra, met while training at the PP PBSI National Training Center, Cipayung, Jakarta on Monday (14/8) .
Hendra admitted that the preparations made were not ideal. But he hopes he can make a good match one by one focusing on the opponents he will face.
“All the opponents are tough, yes. Especially at the World Championships, anyone can win, so we have to focus from the start,” Hendra said.
“There are about 10 days of preparation. It’s short, but we always prepare well. Maybe now it’s more about (improving) the techniques as much as possible,” added Ahsan.
The eighth seeds, Ahsan/Hendra, who received a bye in the first round, will start the tournament against the winner between the pair of Italy, Giovanni Greco/David Salutt against Jose Guevara/Diego Mini of Canada in the second round .
If they qualify, Ahsan/Hendra will likely face Chinese 16th seed He Ji Ting/Zhou Hao Dong in the Round of 16 before meeting the winner between their compatriots Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto against Kang Min Hyuk/Seo. Seung Jae in the quarter-final final.
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