Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin shine in All England opener, Pearly-Thinaah advance to round of 16.

Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin shine in All England opener, Pearly-Thinaah advance to round of 16.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani, made a strong start at the All England 2025, defeating South Korea’s Kim Gi Jung-Kim Sa Rang 21-17, 21-14 in just 37 minutes at the Utilita Arena Birmingham.

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani, made a strong start at the All England 2025, defeating South Korea’s Kim Gi Jung-Kim Sa Rang 21-17, 21-14 in just 37 minutes at the Utilita Arena Birmingham. They will next face either South Korea’s Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae or Thailand’s Kittinupong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh.

Meanwhile, women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah advanced to the second round after a hard-fought 19-21, 21-15, 21-13 victory over Taiwan’s Teng Chun Hsun-Yang Chu Yun. They will meet another Taiwanese duo, Hsu Yin-Hui-Lin Jhih Yun, in the round of 16.

However, Malaysia’s mixed doubles pairs Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei and Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien were eliminated after losses to Indonesian and Danish opponents. Men’s doubles duo Nur Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong also exited the tournament, falling to South Korea’s Kang Minhyuk-Ki Dong Ju. — Bernama 

The tournament's second seeds needed just 37 minutes to defeat Gi Jung-Sa Rang 21-17, 21-14 in Birmingham. — AFP file photo

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