Canada Open 2023 schedule: Indonesia only sends Ahsan/Hendra

Liputan6.com, Jakarta The BWF World Tour 2023 continues this week through the Canada Open 2023 Super 500 level tournament. This tournament takes place in Calgary on July 4-9 and not many Indonesian representatives participate.

Indonesia continues to take part in the event even though the location is far away. However, Merah Putih was only represented by one representative. The men’s doubles, Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, participated.

Daddies are trying to win the title while adding points to the hunt for tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Their performance so far has indeed decreased.

Ahsan/Hendra last won the title at the 2019 BWF World Tour Finals. They have only entered the final once this year, namely at the All England. Meanwhile, in their most recent appearance at the Indonesia Open, Daddies have stopped in the top 16. In the first round of the Canada Open, Daddies will face the qualifying winner.

In the midst of the lack of Indonesian representatives, world-class badminton players continue to take part in the Canada Open. Men’s singles world number one Viktor Axelsen took part. He competed against Kunlavut Vitidsarn to Kodai Naraoka.

Top position Akane Yamaguchi women’s singles participated. Meanwhile, Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi are Ahsan/Hendra’s biggest rivals.

Meanwhile, Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (women’s doubles) and Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (mixed doubles) are the favorites in their respective sectors.

Video news of the moment of Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan greeting fans after playing the first round of the Indonesia Open 2022, Wednesday (15/6/2022).