It's a gold medal again! Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae rise to the top of the Japanese Masters...10th gold medal of this season
Nov 16, 2025
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Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae, world No. 1 in men's doubles, beat Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohi Yamashita (20-22, 21-11, 21-16) in the men's doubles final of the 2025 World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour in Kumamoto, Japan, on the 16th.
As a result, Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae won the title for the 10th time this year, following the ▲ Malaysian Open (Super 1000), ▲ German Open (Super 300), ▲ Jeon Young Open (Super 1000) ▲ Indonesia Open (Super 1000), ▲ Japanese Open (Super 750), ▲ World Individual Badminton Championship ▲ China Masters (Super 750), ▲ Korea Open (Super 500), and ▲ French Open (Super 750).
Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae, who marched perfectly from the round of 32 to the semifinals, got off to a shaky start by giving up one game first in the final.
Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae first reached 11 points and took an interval break, but lost four consecutive runs twice, chasing a fierce chase, then moving on to 20-20 deuce and losing a reverse run.
However, the world's No. 1 prestige has not been shaken by this crisis. Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae, who pushed the opponent fiercely from the beginning of the second game, managed the game with ease based on their initial lead and overpowered it by 10 points, turning the game to square one.
In the third game, Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae also finished the game by never giving up the lead they had once taken after being hit by an interval of 11-6.
Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae will try to win their 11th World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China from the 17th to the 21st of next month.
Women's doubles Gong Hee-yong and Kim Hye-jeong lost in the semifinals the previous day and recorded a bronze medal.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
