Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani stunned defending champions Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea to reach the men’s doubles semi-finals at the French Open 2026 on Friday.
The fifth seeds needed just 36 minutes to defeat the top seeds 21-15, 21-18 in the quarter-finals of the Super 750 tournament at the Grand Paris Arena.
World No. 5 Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin will next face Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin, who beat another South Korean pair, Kang Min Hyuk-Lee Jong Min, 21-14, 21-19.
Malaysia also secured another men’s doubles semi-final spot through Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun after their quarter-final against compatriots Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik was halted.
Man-Tee were leading 5-0 when the match was stopped due to a leg injury suffered by Wooi Yik.
The world No. 11 pair are scheduled to face Indonesia’s Raymond Indra-Nikolaus Joaquin, who defeated China’s Hu Ke Yuan-Lin Xiang Yi 23-21, 21-18.
In the women’s doubles, Malaysia’s top pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah also advanced to the semi-finals after overcoming Bulgaria’s Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva 21-12, 21-15.
Pearly-Thinaah now face a tough test against third seeds Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi of Japan.
The Japanese pair reached the last four after defeating compatriots Ririna Hiramoto-Chiharu Shida 21-18, 16-21, 21-15.
