PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani came out on top in an all-Malaysian second round battle with Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King to advance into the Singapore Open quarter-finals.
World No. 8 Sze Fei-Izzuddin took their fourth straight win against their compatriots, but 17th-ranked Arif-Roy King did not make it easy for the Malaysian Masters runners-up.
Sze Fei-Izzuddin were forced to go the distance but pulled through to win 23-21, 16-21, 21-8 in 52 minutes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Thursday (May 28).
It was a closer encounter compared to their previous three meetings, which went in Sze Fei-Izzuddin’s way in straight games.
Eighth seeds Sze Fei-Izzuddin will face third seeds Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri in the quarter-finals after the Indonesians defeated Malaysian Masters champions Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard of Denmark in the second round.
