German Open: Kim/Seo’s Dream Run Continues
Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae made the third straight final of their partnership, entering the title round of the YONEX German Open 2025.
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The Koreans, who came together this season and won the PETRONAS Malaysia Open and were runners-up at the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open, continued their dream run with their third final in three tournaments, beating England’s Ben Lane/Sean Vendy 21-14 21-19.
They face Popov brothers Christo and Toma Junior, who held off Takumi Nomura/Yuichi Shimogami 21-13 22-20 in the other semifinal.
It was a good day for new combinations, with mixed doubles too going the way of newly-formed pairs. Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, playing only their second tournament together, survived a thriller against Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto in an hour-long semifinal, 25-23 10-21 21-15. They face new Dutch-Danish combo Robin Tabeling/Alexandra BØje, who too were taken the distance in their semifinal by Rasmus Espersen/Amalie Kudsk 21-19 19-21 21-16.