Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin put Malaysian Masters pain behind with roaring start

Winners: Sze Fei (left) and Izzuddin beat Taiwan’s Lu Ching-yau-Yang Po-han in the first round.

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani shrugged off their disappointing quarter-final exit at the Malaysian Masters last week by making a brisk start in the Singapore Open yesterday.

World No. 14 Sze Fei-Izzuddin, who were beaten by eventual champions and world No. 4 Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark at the Axiata Arena last week, downed Lu Ching-yau-Yang Po-han of Taiwan 21-18, 21-13 in a 46-minute first-round clash.