Vittinghus & Istora: A Special Relationship
A long-running relationship ended in the first round of the KAPAL API GROUP Indonesia Open 2023, with Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus’ final on-court appearance at the Istora Senayan last month.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The love affair had to end sometime.
And 15 years after he made his debut at the Indonesia Open in 2008, Vittinghus waved goodbye. Fittingly, it was on Court 1, against home favourite Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
Few overseas players have had the kind of relationship that Vittinghus has had with Indonesia, and that at the world’s most famous badminton venue. This is where berserk fans shower their love on players, both homegrown and from abroad. Vittinghus has felt the love for a decade and a half.