There are many good players without an Olympics medal, given that it only comes in every 4 years and they might suffer an upset, or missed due to injury. Eg, Momota was banned in Rio and lost early in Tokyo.
the daddies are on the road for 4th WC title, their opponents in the final round are MAS Aaron/Soh... wish both pairs play well in the final round...
Apparently, they got "bullied" pretty hard by the (loud minority) Indonesian fans for losing the WC. It must be so loud that coach Hendrawan felt the need to speak up something about it.
Of course they wont retire if they can still be inside top 8. there are even more tourneys in 2023, retire for what. Even KimKim seeing them play still wanna play la. Same with LeeYongdae if he has chances.
“We are really proud of ourselves. They are our heroes, we’ve idolised them since a young age. Please tell them what we said,” said an elated Wang after the 21-18 21-16 win. Wang Chang after their win against the daddies in Japan Open from this article: https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.c...01/japan-open-holiday-on-hold-for-lane-vendy/
Welp, that's it, folks. Setiawan himself said that he will retire after Paris 2024 (regardless of the qualification status). Btw, this interview is excellent. I definitely recommend you to watch it if you're Setiawan's fan.
Would be nice if they retire inside WR8 in 2024. With some luck like LeeWang and Minions falling off the radar, they can still stay there beyond 2024 imo
I hope Daddies will find their footing again for the rest of the tour this year because the end of 2021 wasn’t on their side. Of course age is a huge challenge but they proved time and time again that they still have their touch.
