Muted celebration

Gaining the upper hand: Nur Izzuddin Rumsani (right) and Goh Sze Fei returning a shot to China’s He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu during the men’s doubles final of the China Open in Changzhou. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani smashed all sorts of records when they lifted the China Open title but they were in no mood to celebrate.

They had ended a 35-year wait for a men’s doubles title on China’s soil, which was last won by the legendary Sidek brothers Jalani-Razif in 1989, when they captured their biggest career title in Changzhou yesterday.