We're here, too. Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho also won the Japanese Open for the second consecutive time, following Ahn Se-young
Jul 20, 2025
|
Seo Seung-jae defeated Malaysia's Kotsupei-Nur Lee Ju-din by 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) in the men's doubles final of the '2025 Japanese Open Badminton Championship (Super 750)' held in Tokyo, Japan on the 20th.
With this, Seo Seung-jae won his fifth gold medal this time with Kim Won-ho, including winning the Thailand Masters with Jin Yong (Yonex) in February. He also tied Ahn Se-young (23, Samsung Life Insurance), who defeated Wang Zhii (23) of China in the women's singles final and won his sixth championship of the season, in the record of personal wins of the season.
The final of the day between world No. 3 Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho and world No. 1 Kotsupei-Nur Lee Ju-din was not easy to predict. This was the third face-off ever, with Gotsupei-Nur Lee Ju-din winning the Indian Open final in January and Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho winning the round of 16 at the Jeon Young Open in March.
It was a battle to avenge the tournament for Seo. This is because Seo Seung-jae, who was in a group with Kang Min-hyuk (Samsung Life Insurance) at the tournament last year, was defeated 0-2 by Gotsupei-Nur Lee Ju-din and finished second. However, this year, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho were on the rise as they settled as an alternative to Korean men's doubles.
The finals were off to a good start on the day. Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho showed a close advantage from the beginning of the first game, steadily avoiding the opponent's pursuit, and succeeded in gaining a 21-16 lead. Two games, the opponent's counterattack was fierce. Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho continued to be dragged after leading the line with three consecutive runs after 1-1. But the chase didn't last long. After the interval, Seo Seung-jae's persistent back-line defense succeeded, bringing the flow and succeeding 15-14 for the first time. Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho drove the momentum and scored four consecutive points to run to 18-14, quickly reversing the mood.
Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, who have already won, have not allowed any crisis since then and have finished the gold medal following Ahn Se-young.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
