Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, the world's No. 1 self-congratulatory show, easily passed the round of 32 at the Chinese Open...Super 1000 Grand Slam challenge cruises too
Jul 23, 2025
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In the world ranking updated by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on the 22nd, it jumped from third place to first place with 96,805 points, beating Aaron Chia-So-ik (89,870 points in Malaysia).
In the final of the Japanese Open last week, Kotsupei-Nur Lee Ju-din (Malaysia), who Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho made as the winner of the championship, fell from first place to third (89,440 points) in the aftermath of the defeat.
It is the first time in nine years that Korean badminton men's doubles ranked first in the world since Lee Yong-dae (37, Yonex Playing Coach) and Yoo Yeon-seong (39, President of the Korea Federation of Business Badminton) in 2009.
Following the Japanese Open, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, who are participating in the '2025 Chinese Open Badminton Championship (Super 1000)' held in Changzhou, China, received good news just before their first match.
Kim Won-ho said, `I am honored and grateful to have achieved my dream since childhood,' and Seo Seung-jae said, `The world No. 1 was not achieved alone, but it was possible because many people around me helped me. I'll work harder to show you better performances," he said.
Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho celebrated their world No. 1 in the first game of the Chinese Open on the 23rd. The two won the match against Hao Nan-Zheng Wei Han (China) 2-0 (21-14, 21-14) in the round of 32.
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Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, who ran away and chased with 8-8 and 11-10, succeeded in gaining the lead by scoring five points in a row after 12-11. In the second game, he also scored five consecutive points after 10-10 to break his opponent's willingness to chase, and again scored three consecutive points to run 19-12 to seal the victory early.
The Badminton Korea Association said, "Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho ranked No. 1 in the world by winning three of the four World Tours in 2025 (Malecia Open, Jeon Young Open, and Indonesian Open).", he explained.
Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, like Ahn Se-young (23, Samsung Life Insurance), will challenge the Super 1000 Grand Slam, which will dominate all of this year's 'Super 1000' tournament through this Chinese Open. 'Super 1000 Grand Slam' is an unofficial BWF record but has never been recorded in history. In the past year, a total of three 'Super 1000' competitions were held, and some players won it, but there was no sweep of the four competitions yet.
Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho took the first step toward the real record in a good mood.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
