Meet the Men’s Doubles Contenders
All the attention in men’s doubles will be on Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae as they chase a record 11th title as a pair over a season. It is remarkable that in the hyper-competitive world of men’s doubles, the Koreans…
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All the attention in men’s doubles will be on Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae as they chase a record 11th title as a pair over a season. It is remarkable that in the hyper-competitive world of men’s doubles, the Koreans have put a great distance between themselves and the rest of the competition in their first season together.
Yet, they Koreans are by no means unbeatable, and over the season, they did suffer a handful of defeats – six, to be exact. What was particularly interesting though was that they never lost twice in succession to the same opponents!
Among the pairs they lost to this year, only two – Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri – will be among their fellow-contenders in Hangzhou. Alfian/Fikri have been the second standout pair this year – a combination caught fire as soon as they came together in July. The Indonesians made five finals in eight tournaments and won the China Open beating Kim/Seo.