‘Losing This… Would’ve Followed Us Forever’
Strangely, there was no celebration. Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, otherwise known for their unique post-victory war dances, temporarily withdrew into their own worlds after a roller-coaster semifinal at…
· DEV SUKUMAR
Strangely, there was no celebration. Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, otherwise known for their unique post-victory war dances, temporarily withdrew into their own worlds after a roller-coaster semifinal at the VICTOR Denmark Open 2021.
It wasn’t just that this was their first Denmark Open final on their ninth try; not just that, a year ago, at this very event, they were at a low point in their career after crashing out to their juniors in the second round.
Rather, it was due to their shock at how close they had come to squandering a dream victory that was in their hands, against Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin. As Rasmussen was to say later, a loss “would have followed us forever”.