PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani failed to defend their Indian Open title after suffering a surprise defeat to Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-huei-Yang Po-hsuan in the second round on Thursday (Jan 15). Sze Fei-Izzuddin took to the court at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi with a psychological edge, having won six of their previous seven meetings against Jhe-huei-Po-hsuan. However, the Malaysians struggled to impose themselves and were eventually shown the exit after going down 14-21, 21-17, 14-21 in 46 minutes. The husband and wife pair will next face world No. Earlier, the Chinese pair had beaten Jimmy Wong-Lai Pei Jing 18-21, 21-17, 21-10.

Source: The Star January 15, 2026 14:14 UTC