Sze Fei-Izzuddin conquer last-16 hurdle at World Championships
KUALA LUMPUR: Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani finally shattered their World Championships last-16 barrier on Thursday, booking a maiden quarter-final appearance and moving to within one victory of a first world medal in New Delhi.
KUALA LUMPUR: Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani achieved a significant milestone at the World Championships on Thursday, advancing to their first quarter-final and bringing them closer to securing their maiden world medal in New Delhi. The sixth-seeded Malaysian pair defeated Taiwan's 14th seeds, Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi Lin and Wang Chi Lin, 21-17, 21-17 in a 42-minute match at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
This victory marked a crucial breakthrough for the world No. 6 pair, who had previously reached the same stage at the World Championships in 2021, 2022, and 2025. The Malaysians also tied at 1-1 in their head-to-head meetings, with Sze Fei-Izzuddin winning their first encounter at the 2024 China Masters and Hsiang Chieh-Chi Lin triumphing in a three-game German Open quarter-final earlier this year.
Sze Fei-Izzuddin will now face the winners of the match between South Korea's Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae and England's Ben Lane-Sean Vendy for a spot in the semi-finals.
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