Arctic Open: Czech Mates Get Dream Daddies Date
Who could have predicted Hendra Setiawan and Mohammad Ahsan taking on a Czech pair in the quarterfinal of a Super 500 tournament?
· PREM KUMAR
That will be the case tomorrow at the CLASH OF CLANS Arctic Open 2023 powered by YONEX and the tandem in question are Ondřej Kral and Adam Mendrek, themselves playing only their second event at this level.
Their dream of facing the ‘Daddies’ came true following a productive outing against Americans Vinson Chiu/Joshua Yuan, which Kral/Mendrek won 21-17 21-18. In the first round, Kral/Mendrek defeated Bjarne Geiss/Jan Colin Voelker – the German tandem sitting six places above them on the world rankings – in three games.
Mendrek, his eyes clearly sparkling post-match, exclaimed: “We are going to face them for the first time and we are really excited.”