PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani powered into their second consecutive Japan Open final after beating Taiwan's Liu Kuang-heng-Yang Po-han.
World No. 1 Sze Fei-Izzuddin, who went on to capture the title last year, held their nerves to survive a close opening game to come away with a 21-19, 21-11 win over the world No. 24 Taiwanese duo at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Saturday (July 19).
The independent pair have set up a mouthwatering showdown against South Korea's world No. 3 Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho in the title decider on Sunday (July 20).
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Seung-jae-Won-ho prevented an all-Malaysian final by coming out on top over Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi 21-14, 21-15.
Based on the head-to-head records, both Sze Fei-Izzuddin and the Koreans are evenly matched, with one win each.
