After a dramatic bout, Indonesian menâs doubles pair Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan on Saturday booked their finals spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Dubai World Superseries Finals 2015
fter a dramatic bout, Indonesian men's doubles pair Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan on Saturday booked their finals spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Dubai World Superseries Finals 2015.
Hendra/Ahsan will be the only Indonesian pair in the final. In the thrilling semifinal match, world number two pairing Hendra/Ahsan knocked out world number one pair Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong of South Korea 21-17, 22-24, 21-15 in 69 minutes.
'We're really grateful to be able to be on this stage. One more match to go, but we won't overthink it. We just have to stay focused,' Ahsan said after the match, as quoted by the Indonesian Badminton Association's (PBSI) website, badmintonindonesia.org.
It was Hendra/Ahsan's fourth victory against Lee/Yoo out of their 10 meetings so far. During the qualifying round in Group A earlier this week, the Indonesian pair lost in a straight match against the South Koreans.
'It wasn't easy to beat [Lee/Yoo], but we refused to lose,' added Ahsan.
In the finals on Sunday, Hendra/Ahsan are set to meet world number five pair Chai Biao/Hong Wei of China, who beat world number three partners Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen of Denmark in the semifinal.
Other Indonesian shuttlers, Nitya Krishinda Maheswari/Greysia Polii in the women's doubles as well as Praveen Jordan/Debby Susanto in the mixed doubles, failed to progress to the finals.
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