Indonesian Pair Hendra/Ahsan Wins All England 2014

Jakarta (Antara) - Indonesia's men's doubles players Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan took home a title from All England Super Series Premier 2014 after beating Japanese pair Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa in the finals at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on Sunday. The victory ended Indonesia's 10-year title drought in the men's doubles event, having won it in 2003 through the pair of Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto. The win also gave Hendra and Ahsan the predicate of world champion, the world's first-seed and winner of the world's oldest tournament. In the finals, the Indonesian pair beat the Japanese duo Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa who are the world's number two pair in 21-19 and 21-19. Hendra and Ahsan moved to the finals after they easily defeated their compatriots Markis Kido/Marcus Fernanldi Gideon with a score of 21-7 and 21-12. In the quarterfinals, the Indonesian duo edged out the Chinese pair Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan in straight sets 23-21 and 22-20. Hendra and Ahsan beat the Russian pair Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov in straight sets 21-14 and 21-18 in the first round. In the second round, the world's first seed had to work hard to edge out host duo Chris Langridge/Peter Mills in a rubber game 8-21, 21-17 and 21-14. (*) Reporting by Bayu Kuncahyo