No more worlds for daddies Hendra-Ahsan


High achievers: Indonesia’s men’s doubles Mohammad Ahsan (left) and Hendra Setiawan have won three world titles together.

PETALING JAYA: Indonesian veteran badminton stars Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan have waved goodbye to the World Championships.

The famous daddies who have won three world titles together officially played their last match at the prestigious tournament when they lost 19-21, 17-21 to South Korea’s world No. 6 Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae in the quarter-finals at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on Friday.

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