One of the best parts about being a sports fan is being able to go back in time – using our memories or hard statistics to back up an argum...
One of the best parts about being a sports fan is being able to go back in time – using our memories or hard statistics to back up an argument about a great player or a match. And we can do that in a lot of sports. The numbers, in particular, add context to the argument. There is a base to compare. And that is why we can still marvel at Don Bradman’s average, the home run-hitting prowess of Babe Ruth, the incredible years of Bjorn Borg or NBA star Magic Johnson’s brilliance. It gives sport and those watching some much-needed perspective.
But when ‘Daddies’ Hendra Setiawan and Mohammad Ahsan won their third BWF World Championships men’s doubles titles together, the obvious question on the minds of many fans was whether they were the oldest combination to achieve this feat. Their search for an answer, however, seemed to be going nowhere. The question was answered by silence. There was little information available for the commentators and even the Badminton World Federation had no definitive answer.
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And that is when a Twitter handle @badmintonstats, which had started in June 2019 put out the...
