[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Park Sang-wook = Men’s doubles Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) delivered a golden smash and won the first trophy of the new year.
World No. 3 Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae defeated World No. 2 Setwicksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (India) in the men’s doubles final of the 2024 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open Badminton Championships held in New Delhi, India on the 21st. They won with a game score of 2-1 (15-21 21-11 21-18).
Seungjae Seo (left) and Minhyuk Kang. [사진 = 대한배드민턴협회]
Minhyuk Kang and Seungjae Seo lost to Rankireddy and Shetty in the semifinals of the Malaysia Open held last week, but avenged the pain of their previous loss in the return match. Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae narrowed their head-to-head record to 2 wins and 4 losses. In addition, they gained confidence in their opponent by winning a comeback against Rankireddy and Shetty, who fought with the one-sided support of the home crowd.
Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae defeated world number 6 Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayasa (Japan) 2-0 in the semifinals to advance to the finals. Rankireddy and Shetty are the team that won the gold medal by defeating Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Won-ho in the men’s doubles final at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae, who won the men’s doubles championship at the India Open Badminton Championships held on the 21st, are taking a commemorative photo with the Indian players who finished runners-up after the award ceremony. [사진 = 스포티비 중계화면 캡처]
Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae lost the first game 15-21 after being pushed back by Rankireddy and Shetty’s strong, fast attack. In the second game, Rankireddy and Shetty made mistakes, and Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae easily took the game. Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae won 21-11, including nine consecutive points in two games.
The three games were closely contested. At 19-16, Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae gave up 2 points and were chased by 1 point at 19-18. Ranki Reddy’s return, which countered Kang Min-hyuk’s strong smash, crossed the sideline and created a match point. When Shetty’s drive hit the net during a drive battle at 20-18, Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae raised their arms and enjoyed the victory.
2024-01-21 19:04:46
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