KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 – National professional men’s doubles Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani propelled to a career high when they snared the China Open by defeating a host pair in Changzhou.
The victory at the Super 1,000 World Tour tournament is a major conquest for the national duo so far after emerging as the Japan Open champion, last month.
In the final, the world number 12 pair, who were seeded seventh in the tournament, were not given an easy path by He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu when they lost 13-21 in the first set.
As the champion of the China Open, Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin took home the winning prize of US$148,000 (RM622,361.58).
The outstanding achievement also put Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin as the second national men’s doubles pair to clinch the China Open title after the last time by the legendary pair of Datuk Seri Jalani-Datuk Razif Sidek in 1989.
