Sze Fei-Izzuddin survive early scare in first tourney as pros at HK Open

Tough fight: Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin beat Taiwan’s Lee Fang-chih-Lee Fang-jen in the first round.

PETALING JAYA: Amid speculation that Chin Eei Hui could become newly turned independent men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani’s coach, the duo survived a huge scare before reaching the second round of the Hong Kong Open.

Sze Fei-Izzuddin, who were competing in their first tournament since leaving the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), were pushed hard all the way by Taiwan’s Lee Fang-chih-Lee Fang-jen before holding on to narrowly win 21-17, 15-21, 24-22 in a thrilling 60-minute match at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon yesterday.