KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 – National men’s shuttlers Choong Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal Mohamad Nazri created an upset by beating newly crowned Japan Open champions Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in the first round of the 2024 Korea Open Thursday.
Hon Jian-Haikal, ranked world number 19, defeated their fourth-seeded teammates 13-21, 21-16, 21-16 in 55 minutes at the Mokpo Indoor Stadium.
Hon Jian-Haikal will next meet Choi Sol Gyu-Heo Kwang Hee of South Korea, a pair they have not played before.
National mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing also advanced to the second round after easily beating Presley Smith-Allison Lee from the United States 21-14, 21-11.
Kian Meng-Pei Jing, the sixth seed, will meet Taiwan’s Yang Po-Hsuan-Hu Ling Fang in the second round.
