PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani bowed out of the Indonesian Open quarter-finals but they will continue to reign as the world No. 1 pair for now.
Professionals Sze Fei-Izzuddin fought tooth and nail but it was not good enough to beat Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza as they went down 19-21, 21-9, 19-21 in a fast-paced 57-minute quarter-final match on Friday (June 6).
The Indonesians, who had the full support from their boisterous home fans at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, prevented Sze Fei-Izzuddin from making it an all-Malaysian affair in the semi-finals.
Earlier, Sze Fei-Izzuddin’s younger compatriots Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun had booked a spot in the semis with a superb win against Indians Satwik Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in another quarter-final match.
It was certainly a good day for Indonesia as their top pair Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto made it to the semis after beating Huang Di-Liu Yang of China 21-19, 23-21.
They will next play the winners of the match between South Koreans Kim Won-ho-Seo Seung-jae and Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan.
