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Indonesian badminton power duos Kevin-Markus, Hendra-Ahsan claim All England quarterfinal spots
In Friday's quarterfinals at the Arena Birmingham, the top seed Indonesian pair is set to play against eighth seed duo Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia, while second seed pair and defending champions Ahsan and Hendra are to face sixth seed duo Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe of Japan.
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Indonesian shuttler Hendra Setiawan (front) makes a return as his partner, Mohammad Ahsan, looks on during a 2020 All England second round match in Birmingham on Thursday, March 12. Ahsan and Hendra advanced to the quarterfinals. (PBSI/-)
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an favorite duos Kevin Sanjaya Sukamulja and Markus Fernadi Gideon and Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan have claimed two spots in the 2020 All England quarterfinals.
In Friday's quarterfinals at the Arena Birmingham, the top seed Indonesian pair is set to play against eighth seed duo Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia.
Meanwhile, second seed pair and defending champions Ahsan and Hendra are to face sixth seed duo Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe of Japan.
In the second round on Thursday, Kevin and Markus, popularly known as the “Minions”, defeated China’s Ou Xuan Yi and Zhang Nan, while Ahsan and Hendra, nicknamed “The Daddies”, outclassed Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan.
Ahead of the quarterfinal battle, Kevin praised the Chinese pair’s abilities.
“We need to perform our best and stay focused right from the beginning of the match,” he said in a statement. (gis)
