Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin fail to make it an all-Malaysian semi-final in Jakarta

Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin fail to make it an all-Malaysian semi-final in Jakarta

The world No 1 men’s doubles pair lose narrowly to a home pair in three games at the Indonesia Open quarter-finals.

Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani would have met Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun in the semi-final if they had won. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA:
Goh Sze Fei- Nur Izzuddin Rumsani failed to make it an all-Malaysian semi-final in the men’s doubles after they fell to Indonesian pair Sabar Karwayan Gutama- Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in three games.

The Malaysian world No 1 pair were beaten 21-19, 9-21, 21-19 in a pulsating 56-minute match that had the home crowd at the Istora Senayan, Jakarta on their feet cheering.

With this defeat, hopes of an all-Malaysian semi-final between Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin and their compatriots Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun failed to materialise.

Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin have met the world No 8 pair thrice so far with the Indonesian pair winning twice.

Earlier, world No 7 pair Wei Chong-Kai Wun defeated India’s Chiraq Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in straight games to qualify for the semi-finals.

Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin won the India Open championship title in January but failed to advance beyond the quarter-finals since then.

They have won eight BWF titles so far with the Super 1000 series being elusive. The Indonesian Open is one such event offering a total cash prize of US$1.45 million.

The winners of the doubles events stand to earn US$107,300 (RM452,289), and the runners-up US$50,750 (RM214,520). The semi-finalists take home US$20,300 (RM85,898).

Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin will take home US$9,062 (RM38,296) as quarter-finalists.

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