Nambok Seo Seung-jae Kim Won-ho defeated Malaysia Group to advance to the semifinals

Jul 18, 2025

Nambok Seo Seung-jae Kim Won-ho defeated Malaysia Group to advance to the semifinals
(Young Jong-do = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim In-cheol = Seo Seung-jae (left) and Kim Won-ho, who won gold medals in the men's doubles at the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 Indonesia Open, are interviewing after returning to Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on the 9th. yatoya@yna.co.kr



Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) of South Korea's badminton men's doubles team have settled in the semifinals of the Japanese Open.

World No. 3 Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho won the '2025 Japanese Open Badminton Championship (Super 750)" Men's Doubles quarterfinal match against Wei Chong-Kai Yoon-te (21-13, 18-21, 21-13) in Tokyo, Japan on the 18th.

As a result, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho are close to winning their second consecutive international competition following the Indonesian Open (Super 1000) held last month.




It was an expected victory. Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho have won one face-to-face match against the world's seventh-ranked opponent. On this day, he was in pursuit for a while, but he added his second win against him relatively easily with his skills.

Nambok Seo Seung-jae Kim Won-ho defeated Malaysia Group to advance to the semifinals
Seo Seung-jae (left)-Kim Won-ho. Photo courtesy of the Badminton Korea Association
Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, who took one game lightly, faced a crisis in two games. He seemed to lose his concentration for a while in a 6-8 chase, but lost six consecutive points and gained the upper hand. After that, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho chased up to three points, but the situation of being dragged continued, chasing 18-20 and giving up the winning run.

The three games between Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho were different. The two, who continued the close race to 7-7, widened the gap by scoring two to three points each instead of allowing one point. Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, who scored three consecutive points after 12-10, finally took the lead, and after 17-13, they scored in a row to seal their place in the semifinals.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.