German Open: Maiden Title for Malaysians
Malaysia’s Nur Izzuddin and Goh Sze Fei claimed their first HSBC BWF World Tour title, beating Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi for the YONEX GAINWARD German Open 2022 on Sunday.
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Izzuddin was troubled by a right leg injury late in the third game but kept his nerve as he served out the match, 23-21 16-21 21-14 for the Malaysians’ biggest career title.
He Bing Jiao upstaged compatriot and Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei for the women’s singles crown. Chen had won their three previous encounters, and was close to taking the second game, but Bing Jiao held firm on four game points and clinched the title in straight games, 21-14 27-25.
The men’s singles title was won by Kunlavut Vitidsarn, who got the better of India’s Lakshya Sen.