KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — National men’s singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao pulled off a major upset by defeating fifth seed Li Shi Feng of China in the first round of the India Open today.
The world no. 28 came back from a set down to beat Li 18-21, 21-17, 21-17 in the Super 750 tourney at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
In the second round, Leong will face another Chinese player, Weng Hong Yang, who received a walkover from home shuttler Srikanth Kidambi.
Earlier, Malaysia's professional men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani cruised into the second round by seeing off compatriots Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub in the first round.
The new world number two pair had no trouble winning 21-16, 21-16 in 41 minutes.
Goh-Izzuddin will face the winners of the match between Malaysia’s Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi and Germany's Daniel Hess-Marvin Seidel to determine a quarter-final spot.
— Bernama
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(from left to right) National badminton athletes and men's doubles Nur Izzuddin Rumsani and Goh Sze Fei in action during their match against fellow Malaysians Tan Wee Kiong and Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub in the first round of the India Open at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India, on January 14, 2025. — Picture via FACEBOOK/BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA - BAM[/caption]
