KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — National men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani created a sensation when they ousted world champions Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea in straight games in the first round of the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) in Ningbo, China yesterday.
The world number 19 Malaysians played magnificently to knock out the world number one pair from South Korea 21-13, 21-18 in just 44 minutes.
Their reward for the smashing display is a second-round date with world number 11 He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu of China.
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(from left to right) National badminton and men's doubles athletes Tee Kai Wun and Man Wei Chong in action during their match against China’s Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in the first round of the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) at the Ningbo Olympics Sports Centre gymnasium in Ningbo, China, on April 10, 2024. — Picture via FACEBOOK/BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA - BAM[/caption]
More good news for the national men’s doubles camp came when Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik defeated their respective opponents to also advance to the second round.
Man-Tee defeated China’s Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi 21-15, 21-12, while Chia-Soh defeated India’s Hariharan Amsakarunan-Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi 21-15, 21-14.
In the second round, Man-Tee will meet Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-Huei-Yang Po-Hsuan while Chia-Soh will take on Japan’s Kenya Mitsuhashi-Hiroki Okamura.
— Bernama
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(from left to right) National badminton and men's doubles athletes Soh Wooi Yik and Aaron Chia in action during their match against India’s Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi in the first round of the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) at the Ningbo Olympics Sports Centre gymnasium in Ningbo, China, on April 10, 2024. — Picture via FACEBOOK/BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA - BAM[/caption]
