Mohammad Ahsan/ Hendra Setiawan vs Arjun M.R./ Dhruv Kapila

Mohammad Ahsan/ Hendra Setiawan vs Arjun M.R./ Dhruv Kapila

Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987) is an Indonesian professional badminton player who specializes in the men's doubles. He competes for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2007. He is currently ranked 2nd in the world with Hendra Setiawan. Ahsan and his former doubles partner Bona Septano were ranked as high as sixth in the BWF World Rankings.[1] He was paired with former Olympic gold medalist Hendra Setiawan. They won their first title in 2013 Malaysia Open Superseries after beating Korean pair Lee Yong-dae and Ko Sung-hyun 21–15, 21–13 in the final. The duo split after the 2016 Korea Open Super Series, ending their four years partnership. Ahsan was then partnered with Berry Angriawan.[2] His partnership with Angriawan was short-lived and he was then paired with Rian Agung Saputro. Ahsan and Saputro's first international title was in 2017 China International.[3] They later won silver at the 2017 BWF World Championships.[4] . Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan paired back again in early 2018 and won several competition since then.[5] Their nickname is "The Daddies" because both of them has started family and often shows affection towards their children.

Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984) is an Indonesian professional badminton player. He is an Olympic Games gold medalist, four time World Champion, two time Asian Games gold medalist, and two time All England champion. With these, Setiawan has collected all major individual titles in badminton.[1][2] He is considered to be one of the greatest men's doubles players in badminton history.[3]

Setiawan was ranked first in the men's doubles with two different partners. Together with Markis Kido, he achieved the world no. 1 in September 2007, and with Mohammad Ahsan in November 2013.[4] He has collected six gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games with the acquisition of 3 in the men's doubles, and 3 in the team event.[5] Teamed-up with Kido, he won the men's doubles titles at the 2005 and 2009 Asian Championships;[6] the 2006 World Cup;[7] the 2007 World Championships; the 2008 Olympic Games; and the 2010 Asian Games.[2][3]

Setiawan has also played in the mixed doubles, and the best result was in 2010 Indonesia Open finished as the runner-up with his partner Anastasia Russkikh from Russia.[8] He made a new partnership with Mohammad Ahsan at the end of 2012.[9] They had won numerous prestigious titles including the 2013, 2015 and 2019 World Championships;[2] also at the 2014 Asian Games.[1] Setiawan holds the record as the oldest player that won the World Championships title at the age of 35.[10]

Arjun Madathil Ramachandran (born 11 May 1997) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] He was part of India men's team that won the bronze medal at the 2020 Asia Team Championships.[3]

Arjun began to playing badminton at the age of nine at FACT club in 2008, and moved to the badminton academy at the Regional Sports Centre in Kadavanthra three years later. He was introduced to playing doubles by his coach M. Mohanachandran, and within a year, he completely shifted his focus to doubles. He featured in Kerala team since 2012.[4]

Dhruv Kapila (born 1 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] He was the gold medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games in the men's doubles, mixed doubles and team events.[3]

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Young Indian pair gave a good fight to Daddies