KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) — National professional men’s doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei–Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani lived up to expectations by advancing to the second round of the Kumamoto Masters in Japan today.
The world number four pair had little difficulty overcoming South Korea‘s Kang Min Hyuk–Ki Dong Ju 21-17, 21-13 in just 30 minutes.
Sze Fei–Nur Izzuddin are next scheduled to face either home duo Tori Aizawa–Daisuke Sano or Keiichiro Matsui–Katsuki Tamate as they chase a quarter-final ticket.
In the women’s doubles, national pair Ong Xin Yee–Carmen Ting sprung an upset after defeating the tournament’s fifth seeds from Taiwan, Sieh Pei Shan–Hung En Tzu 22-20, 18-21, 21-10.
Xin Yee–Carmen are set to meet Japan’s Riu Hirokami–Sayaka Hobara, who advanced after beating the United States’ Francesca Corbett–Jennie Gai 20-22, 21-15, 21-14.
OTHER RESULTS INVOLVING MALAYSIAN REPRESENTATIVES:
Tan Wee Kiong–Nur Azriyn Ayub bt Lai Po Yu–Tsai Fu Cheng (TPE) 21-16, 21-14
Wan Arif Wan Junaidi–Yap Roy King bt Chang Ko Chi–Po Li Wei (TPE) 21-19, 21-12
Choong Hon Jian–Haikal Nazri bt Shibata Kazuki–Naoki Yamada (JPN) 21-19, 21-16
Ong Yew Sin–Teo Ee Yi bt Chen Zhi Ray–Lin Yu Chieh (TPE) 21-18, 21-18
Hiroki Midorikawa–Kyohei Yamashita (JPN) bt Man Wei Chong–Tee Kai Wun 21-19, 21-18
— BERNAMA
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