PETALING JAYA:
Defending champions Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani have crashed out of the China Open in the opening round.
The world No 2 were eliminated by the 40th ranked South Korean pair Kang Min Hyuk-Ki Dong Ju.
The Malaysian duo, who were losing finalists at the Japan Open last week, lost 21-15, 15- 17-21- in the 56-minute match played at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Changzhou.
This is the first encounter between the two pairs.
In the Japan Open final on Sunday, Sze Fei-Izzuddin failed to defend their title after losing to another South Korean pair Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae in the final.
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