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  • HYLO Open: Opportunity Beckons for Denmark’s Second Seeds

    HYLO Open: Opportunity Beckons for Denmark’s Second Seeds

    Rasmus Kjær and Frederik Søgaard of Denmark are aiming to solidify their path to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2024 as the second-seeded men’s doubles pair enters the Hylo Open 2024. Currently ranked No.10 in the HSBC Race to Finals, they must secure a top-seven finish to qualify, with reigning Olympic champions Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin already guaranteed a spot in the finals among the top eight.

    Kjær and Søgaard are trailing Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun by 8,620 points, yet remain hopeful that strong performances at the Hylo Open and the last two qualifying events—the Kumamoto Masters Japan and Li-Ning China Masters—will help close the gap. Having reached two semifinals and two quarterfinals this season, they’re looking for another deep run in Saarbrücken to boost their standing.

    Still, they face close competition. Pairs like Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik and Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi, both with fewer than 10 events on record, have the potential to gain points quickly and surpass the Danish duo. Kjær and Søgaard realize the importance of maximizing this limited opportunity.

    Withdrawals

    Alex Lanier (France), who has had an impressive season, is one of four players who have withdrawn from the men’s singles competition, alongside Arnaud Merkle (France), Markus Barth (Norway), and Fabio Caponio (Italy). In men’s doubles, Robert Cybulski/Szymon Slepecki of Poland withdrew, as did two pairs in mixed doubles: Robert Cybulski/Kornelia Marczak (Poland) and Nicolas Franconville/Aline Muller (Switzerland).

    Rasmus KJÆR
  • Sze Fei-Izzuddin Overcome Early Scare in First Professional Match at Hong Kong Open

    Sze Fei-Izzuddin Overcome Early Scare in First Professional Match at Hong Kong Open

    There’s been speculation that Chin Eei Hui might step in as the new coach for the independent men’s doubles team of Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani. However, before making their mark in the second round of the Hong Kong Open, the pair encountered a significant challenge.

    In their first tournament since departing from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), Goh and Nur Izzuddin were tested thoroughly by Taiwan’s Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen. They managed to secure a hard-fought victory with scores of 21-17, 15-21, 24-22 in a gripping 60-minute match at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon.

    The path ahead is unlikely to get any easier for the world No. 12 pair as they prepare to face Indonesia’s Shohibul Fikri and Daniel Marthin in their bid for a quarterfinal spot.

    Goh and Nur Izzuddin are currently the highest-ranked Malaysian men’s doubles pair competing here, given the absence of world No. 5 Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.

    Although they’ve joined Rosman Razak’s independent coaching team, there’s potential for Eei Hui to come on board as their new coach. Eei Hui recently signed with the same sponsor, Victor, as Goh and Nur Izzuddin.

    Previously, Eei Hui coached the independent pair Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi before relocating to New Zealand early last year to lead the North Harbour Club in Auckland.

    It remains uncertain if Eei Hui will leave her current role and return to Malaysia to coach Goh and Nur Izzuddin.

    In other news, the national pair Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun also advanced to the second round after a comeback win over teammates Yap Roy King and Wan Arif Wan Junaidi with scores of 15-21, 21-8, 21-11.

    They will meet China’s Xie Haonan and Zeng Weihan in their next match.

    Young talents Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing face a challenging first-round match today against South Korea’s world champions Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae, following their 21-12, 21-19 victory over Canada’s Lan Kan Kern and Larry Pong in the qualifiers.

    Nur Izzuddin Rumsani
    Goh Sze Fei
  • Man Wei Chong

    Man Wei Chong


    Character Introduction

    Man Wei Chong (September 5, 1999), born in Malacca, is a Malaysian male badminton player and a member of the Malaysian national team.

    Man Wei Chong started his career as a freelance badminton player at Petaling Badminton Club under the coaching of former Malaysian national team coach Yap Kam Fook.In 2016, Man Wei Chong and his male doubles partner Tan Tong Kit at Petaling Club accepted a call-up to represent Malaysia at the World Junior Championships, where they played in the last eight and last four of the mixed team event and won to help Malaysia reach the finals after a five-year absence.In 2017, Man Wei Chong again played as a freelance player at the Asian Junior Championships, and again as a freelance player. , Wan Wee Chong again participated in the Asian Youth Championships as a libero, helping Malaysia finish third in the mixed team event. In October of the same year, the Malaysian national team sent an official letter shortly before the World Youth Championships to invite Wan Wei Cong to join, he also participated in the international tournament for the first time as a member of the national team, and once again for Malaysia to reap the second place in the mixed team event.

    In January 2022, Kevin Cheng and Wan Wei Cong participated in the Said Modi Badminton International, the fifth tier of the Badminton World Federation World Tour, as the eighth seeds of the tournament. They would face the challenge of hosts and sixth seeds of the tournament, Krishna Prazakd Galaga/Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjara, in the final, and they took the match in straight sets to claim their maiden Super 300 Tournament Championship.

    World Ranking – Men’s Doubles 17,  Week 30, 2024

    Olympic Points – Men’s Doubles 20, 53010 points 

    Finals Ranking – Men’s Doubles 13, 39990 points

     

    Equipment Used

    ASTROX 77 PRO;  BG-80;  ASTROX 77 Glitter Red;  SHBA3MEX

    Major Achievements

    • 2024 Indonesia Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Runner-Up
    • 2023 Arctic Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2023 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Silver Medal
    • 2022 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Team Champion
    • 2022 India Sai Modi Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Ireland Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
    • Member of the Third Place of Sudirman Cup 2021
    • 2021 Spain Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Poland Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Spain Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2017 World Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
    • 2017 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2016 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up