Kim and Seo Blaze a Trail
On winning their third title this year, the All England, Seo Seung Jae and Kim Won Ho recalled a significant fact.
· DEV SUKUMAR
It had been 13 years since a Korean men’s doubles pair, Lee Yong Dae and Jung Jae Sung, had last won the title. Lee was in the coach’s chair as Seo and Kim broke the 13-year drought.
“It feels more meaningful to win because he was the last Korean to win the title,” said Seo. “Yong Dae has great experience at big tournaments, and he was giving advice around how to play and how to lead the flow of the matches.”
To Kim, that fact was even more personal, for “Jung was coach when I entered the national team, he was fair to all of us, and he has a special place in my heart”.