Korea Open: Three-Title Haul for Korea
Playing only their third tournament as a pair, Kang Minhyuk and Seo Seungjae achieved a dream result on home soil, winning the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022, and in the process wrapped up the third title…
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Playing only their third tournament as a pair, Kang Minhyuk and Seo Seungjae achieved a dream result on home soil, winning the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022, and in the process wrapped up the third title for the hosts on the final day.
The two were paired together in November 2021 and won one match in two events of the Bali leg. This week, having beaten the likes of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan in previous matches in three games, Kang/Seo lost the opening game of their final against Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto but bounced back, 19-21 21-15 21-18.
Korea were in four finals but didn’t have the best start as fourth seeds Ko Sung Hyun/Eom Hye Won were beaten in straight games in the mixed doubles final by Malaysia’s Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing, 21-15 21-18.