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World Championships: Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin reach quarter-finals, Pearly Tan-M Thinaah bow out

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — National men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani advanced to the qua...

World Championships: Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin reach quarter-finals, Pearly Tan-M Thinaah bow out

In the 2026 World Badminton Championships held in New Delhi, India, Malaysian men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani advanced to the quarter-finals after defeating Taiwan's Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi-Lin 21-17, 21-17 in 42 minutes. This victory extended their head-to-head record against the Taiwanese pair to 2-1.

Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin expressed his satisfaction with their performance but acknowledged the need for improvement to boost their game further. They are scheduled to face the top-ranked South Korean pair, Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae. Meanwhile, Malaysian women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah were eliminated in the round of 16, losing 22-20, 18-21, 12-21 to Indonesia's Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Meilysa Trias Puspitasari.

This marked their second defeat against the world number 13 pair in seven encounters, highlighting a consistent challenge they face against them.

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