03-27-2022, 09:54 AM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian badminton players stormed into two finals at the Swiss Open championship to be played tonight at the St Jakobshalle, Basel.
In the men’s doubles, the world number 17 pair of Nur Izzuddin Rumsani-Goh Sze Fei will take on Indonesians Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto who are ranked number nine.
In the semifinal last night, the Malaysians defeated Indonesians Pramudya Kusumawardana-Jeremiah Rambitan in straight games of 21-18, 21-18.
In the other semifinal, Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto defeated the top Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik 22-20, 13-21, 21-8 in a 51-minute match.
Meanwhile Malaysia’s independent mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat- Shevon Lai Jemie also made it to the finals.
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