Izzuddin hails stellar season as ‘10 out of 10’ despite World Tour Finals defeat

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It was not a perfect ending for professionals Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in the season finale World Tour Finals but they can be very proud of themselves.  The world No. 7 fought hard before losing 17-21, 21-17, 11-21 in 65 minutes to Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in THE men's doubles final in Hangzhou, China on Dec 15 (Sunday).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/wcu49uwn  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00It was not a perfect ending for Gosei Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in the

00:04season finale World Tour finals but they can be very proud of themselves. The

00:09world number seven fought hard before losing 17-21, 21-17, 11-21 in 65 minutes

00:17to Kim Astrup and Anders Skarup Rasmussen of Denmark in the men's doubles

00:23final in Hangzhou China on Sunday. The Malaysian pair secured their biggest

00:29prize money to date taking home 100,000 US dollars or approximately 443,000

00:35ringgit. It has been a remarkable year for Sifei and Izzuddin since reuniting

00:39earlier in the year and transitioning to an independent setup after leaving the

00:43Badminton Association of Malaysia BAM in August. Their achievements include

00:48victories at the China, Japan and Arctic Opens, a runners-up finish at the Asian

00:54Championships and now the season-ending Tour finals. Their consistent

00:59performances have positioned them to surpass Aaron Shear and Soh Wui-yik as

01:02Malaysia's new number one men's doubles pair, ending Aaron Wui-yik's six-year

01:06reign at the top. Reflecting on the season, Izzuddin told the Badminton World

01:10Federation, BWF, that he was proud of their achievements, rating their

01:16performance this year as a 10 out of 10. He emphasized the need for greater

01:21consistency, patience and versatility to become all-rounded players. On their

01:26performance in the finals, Sifei acknowledged their struggles against the

01:30Danish pair, citing strategic missteps and the Danes' superior patience and

01:34rotation. However, he expressed gratitude to their team and supporters, noting that

01:40reaching the final itself had exceeded their expectations. The pair will next

01:45compete at the Malaysian Open from January 7th to 12th at the Axiata Arena

01:49in Bukit Jalil.

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