That was close. World No. 1 Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho advanced to the semifinals after struggling in the first set at 203rd place
Sep 26, 2025
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Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho won 2-0 (24-22, 21-11) in the men's doubles quarterfinals against Ren Xiangyu and Xie Haonan of China held at Suwon Indoor Gymnasium on the 26th.
In fact, it was a sweat and tears victory. The opponent is 203rd in the world. Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho have been embarrassed for a while in terms of performance, although they changed their partners and were ranked low because they were newly formed doubles groups.
Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho were dragged to a close inferiority until the second half of the first game (set). When the Chinese group reached the game point first at 18-20, it seemed that the world's strongest would fall victim to an extraordinary event that was hampered by the lower rankers.
However, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho drove to a 20-20 deuce match, and after three deuces' bloodshed, they managed to save one game.
Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, who swept their surprised hearts, showed their world No. 1 side only in two games. The two, who succeeded in taking the lead in the early stages and ran away 5-0 and succeeded in an interval break of 11-5 as they were chased 5-3.
After the interval, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho overwhelmed their opponents as if they had warmed up late. Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, who managed the game leisurely by widening the score gap little by little, completed the complete victory without giving them a chance to chase until the end.
With this, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, like Ahn Se-young, are one step closer to winning back-to-back international competitions.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
