Sze Fei-Izzuddin survive scare to keep Japan Open title hopes alive


PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani survived a huge scare against Indonesia's Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri to reach the Japan Open semi-finals.

The world No. 1 independent duo were staring at defeat when they were 19-20 down in the third game against the scratch pair, but brilliantly came back to claim a hard-fought 21-13, 17-21, 22-20 win in 59 minutes at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Friday (July 18).

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