Sze Fei-Izzuddin march into Asian Games quarter-finals
AICHI: National men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani kept their dreams of winning a medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games alive after advancing to the quarter-finals on Saturday.
AICHI: Malaysian men's doubles duo Goh Sze Fei-Nur and Izzuddin Rumsani secured their place in the Asian Games quarter-finals after defeating Japanese players Yugo Kobayashi and Takuro Hoki in straight sets. The world-ranked six team displayed a strong performance, winning 21-19, 21-16 in just 37 minutes at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.
This victory restored the Malaysian pair's lead in their head-to-head record against the Japanese duo, now at 4-3. The Malaysian duo now waits for the outcome of the match between China's Olympic silver medalists Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang and Thailand's Charoenkitamorn Chaloempon-Thongsa-Nga Worrapol to advance to the semi-finals.
If successful, Sze Fei-Izzuddin will be assured of at least a bronze medal for Malaysia. Meanwhile, Malaysian men's singles player Justin Hoh's tournament came to an end in the third round following a straight-sets loss to Singapore's former world champion Loh Kean Yew, who defeated him 21-14, 21-14 in 35 minutes.
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