Malaysian Pairs Shine At Kumamoto Masters Despite Early Setback

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World No 4 men’s doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani lead the way after easing past their South Korean rivals.
Men’s doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei–Nur Izzuddin Rumsani defeated South Korean pair Kang Min Hyuk–Ki Dong Ju 21–17, 21–13 at the Kumamoto Masters in Japan today. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Malaysian men’s and women’s doubles shuttlers impressed at the Kumamoto Masters in Japan despite an early first-round exit for Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, who lost to Japan’s Hiroki Midorikawa-Kyohei Yamashita in straight games
World No 4 men’s doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani eased past South Korea’s Kang Min Hyuk–Ki Dong Ju 21–17, 21–13 in 30 minutes and will face the winners of the all-Japanese clash between Tori Aizawa-Daisuke Sano and Keiichiro Matsui-Katsuki Tamate.
Women’s doubles pair Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting upset Taiwan’s world No 11 pair Sieh Pei Shan-Hung En Tzu 22–20, 18–21, 21–10 and will meet Japan’s Rui Hirokami-Sayaka Hobara in the second round.
The men’s doubles saw winning performances from four pairs.
Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Azriyn Ayub defeated Taiwan’s Lai Po Yu-Tsai Fu Cheng 21–16, 21–14 in 29 minutes while Macau Open champions Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King overcame Taiwan’s Chang Ko Chi-Po Li Wei 21–19, 21–12 in 31 minutes.
Another men’s doubles pair, Choong Hon Jian-Haikal Nazri, beat home shuttlers Shibata Kazuki-Naoki Yamada 21–19, 21–16 in a 43-minute match.
Meanwhile, Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi powered past Taiwan’s Chen Zhi Ray-Lin Yu Chieh 21–18, 21–18 in 31 minutes.
In men’s singles qualifying, Kok Jing Hong defeated Taiwan’s Huang Yu Kai 21–16, 19–21, 21–15 to secure a spot in the last-32 tomorrow. - FMT

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