KUALA LUMPUR: National males’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani created a sensation after they ousted world champions Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea in straight video games in the primary spherical of the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) in Ningbo, China as we speak.
The world quantity 19 Malaysians performed magnificently to knock out the world primary pair from South Korea 21-13, 21-18 in simply 44 minutes.
Their reward for the smashing show is a second-round date with world quantity 11 He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu of China.
There was extra excellent news for the nationwide males’s doubles camp when Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik defeated their respective opponents to additionally verify into the second spherical.
Wei Chong-Kai Wun downed China’s Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi 21-15, 21-12 whereas Aaron-Wooi Yik overcame India’s Hariharan Amsakarunan-Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi 21-15, 21-14.
In the second spherical, Wei Chong-Kai Wun will meet Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-Huei-Yang Po-Hsuan whereas Aaron-Wooi Yik will tackle Japan’s Kenya Mitsuhashi-Hiroki Okamura.
