Sze Fei-Izzuddin, Tang Jie-Ee Wei, storm into world tour final in Hangzhou

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Men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani sensationally beat Indonesia's world No. 4 Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto to storm into the final of the World Tour Finals.    Earlier, Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei created history by becoming the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to reach the final.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/vxcb6k7x  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sefe and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani pulled off a sensational

00:05upset, defeating Indonesia's World No. 4 pair Fajar Alfian and Rian Ardianto to secure

00:11a spot in the final of the World Tour Finals.

00:14Sefe and Izzuddin will take on Denmark's World No. 3 Kim Astrup and Anders Skarab Rasmussen

00:18in Sunday's title match.

00:20In their finals debut, the independent pair has the chance to become the first Malaysian

00:25men's doubles champions since Goh Vishem and Tanwee Keong triumphed in 2016.

00:30Reflecting on the match, a jubilant Goh said, it was a very tight game and all credit to

00:35the fans who cheered for us.

00:37Izzuddin added, we played like we had nothing to lose, better to risk it than regret not

00:43trying.

00:44Earlier, Chen Tangjie and Toei Wei created history by becoming the first Malaysian mixed

00:49doubles pair to reach the final in the World Tour Finals.

00:53The World No. 8 pair delivered a commanding performance, defeating fellow Malaysians Goh

00:57Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemi, ranked World No. 10, 21-15, 21-12 in just 42 minutes.

01:04This marked Tangjie and Wei's second victory over the independent duo in the tournament,

01:09following their group stage win.

01:10Now, just one match away from the biggest title of their careers, they will face China's

01:14Paris Olympics gold medalists Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the final.

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