Doubles Preview: Indonesia, Korea Hold the Aces
Indonesia and Korea are expected to reap a good harvest in doubles at the Asian Leg, which begins tomorrow with the YONEX Thailand Open.
· DEV SUKUMAR
With China and Japan missing the Asian Leg, the Indonesians and Koreans will fancy their chances of dominating the three back-to-back events of the Asian Leg, which includes the TOYOTA Thailand Open and the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020. Not only have the two teams had unbroken training stints through most of 2020, they arrive with most of their top pairs.
The notable exception are the men’s doubles No.1 pair Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, who had to withdraw after Sukamuljo tested positive for COVID-19.
Indonesia have two strong pairs in Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, and their fans will also keenly follow the fortunes of World Junior champions Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin.
- Mohammad Ahsan
- Hendra Setiawan
- Fajar Alfian
- Muhammad Rian Ardianto
- Leo Rolly Carnando
- Daniel Marthin
- Kim Astrup
- Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
- Aaron Chia
- Soh Wooi Yik
- Lee Yang
- Wang Chi-Lin
- Lee So Hee
- Shin Seung Chan
- Greysia Polii
- Apriyani Rahayu
- Praveen Jordan
- Melati Daeva Oktavianti
- Dechapol Puavaranukroh
- Sapsiree Taerattanachai
- Goh Soon Huat
- Lai Shevon Jemie
- Marcus Ellis
- Lauren Smith
- Mathias Christiansen
- Alexandra Bøje