Indonesia mixed doubles queens Liliyana Natsir and Debby Susanto will retire at the end of this month.  Although their names are included on the 2019 squad, the Indonesia Masters 2019 will be their swansong.

Ricky Karanda Suwardi, Debby Susanto’s partner for most of last year, was selected for neither the men’s nor the mixed doubles squad.  Suwardi managed no better than a few quarter-final finishes in 2018 across both disciplines.

Tontowi Ahmad is included in the 2019 squad but his name is not among the prioritized players.  The 2016 Olympic gold medallist has 4 months left to find a champion partner before he is too late to qualify for next Olympic game.  He has been entered in the Spain Masters Super 300 along with Winny Oktavina Kandow.  This pairing was previously entered in the Chinese Taipei Open last year but withdrew without participating.

For the Indonesia Masters next week, Ahmad will be back with Natsir for a last hurrah, while Debby Susanto will be in a scratch pairing with Ronald Alexander.

http://www.badzine.net/2019/01/natsir-and-susanto-retirements-lead-generation-change-in-indonesia/

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