Sze Fei-Izzuddin concede Korean wall was too strong
KUALA LUMPUR: Men’s pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin admitted South Korean world No. 1 Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae were simply too strong for them in New Delhi on Friday.
Malaysian badminton pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin conceded defeat against South Korea's top-ranked player Kim Won Ho-Seung Jae in New Delhi on Friday. The duo lost 21-16, 21-16 in a quarter-final match at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, finishing the contest in just 41 minutes. Despite Izzuddin's previous victories over the Koreans in the India Open and Indonesia Open, he struggled to replicate that performance this time around.
Sze Fei admitted their start was strong, but the second half of both games saw unforced errors and a lack of consistency. He stated that while they didn't perform poorly, they fell short of their top-tier performance. The head-to-head record between the two now stands at 4-2 in favor of the Koreans. Izzuddin praised the Koreans' consistency and the manner in which they built up points.
The Malaysian pair's best showing at a world meet is now a last-16 exit, which they experienced in 2021, 2022, and 2025. Izzuddin's fellow player, Izzuddin, will face world No. 4 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the semi-finals on Saturday. The two had previously met in the semi-finals at the 2019 World Championships in Copenhagen, where Seung Jae's partner Kang Min Hyuk secured a straight-game victory.
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