Another local hero is team Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan. The world’s top-ranked men’s doubles pairing who will look to defend their title from last year. Their notable rivals, Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong of Korea, who have just recently snapped the victory from them on Sunday’s Japan Open finale, sit in the other half of the draw.

 

Yoo (left) and Lee came out firing in their first Superseries event back in almost five months and nabbed the victory last week in Tokyo.

 

Lee Yong Dae takes another chance to become the first player in the tournament history, since it was promoted to the Superseries status, to take the crown in men’s doubles with different partners. He’s won the 2009 and 2012 editions with Jung Jae Sung and almost made it when he played in the finals with Ko Sung Hyun in 2013. Setiawan got close the achievement as well when he won the title the second time last year with Ahsan after the success he had with Markis Kido in 2005, however, the Superseries system was not yet introduced.

 

Korean star Lee Yong Dae has made three final appearances in Jakarta, winning two of them. 

 

 

( Edit by VICTOR Badminton )