Vintage Warriors Reclaim Throne – All England: Finals
The old lions aren’t done yet. Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan roared back on to their biggest title in over three years, capturing the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 and showing they still…
· DEV SUKUMAR
The old lions aren’t done yet. Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan roared back on to their biggest title in over three years, capturing the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 and showing they still had the magic of their vintage years.
The two-time world champions bounced back from the loss of the opening game to young guns Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik to claim their second All England title, 11-21 21-14 21-12. Their win stopped the fairytale run of the Malaysians, who were playing in their first major final on their All England debut.
For an extended period, the fairytale looked set to continue, with Chia and Soh dominating the exchanges. A 21-11 first game win was a grim setback to the Indonesians, particularly with Setiawan nursing a right calf injury.