Zahid congratulates national doubles pair on Arctic Open victory

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi congratulated the national professional men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani for winning the Arctic Open 2024 in Vantaa, Finland yesterday.

Zahid said both players displayed extraordinary spirit in bouncing back during the second and third sets after losing the first, ultimately defeating the world's second-ranked pair from Denmark, Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.

"It was a truly thrilling match and the comeback of #FeiDin injected a fierce fighting spirit and encouraged inspiration in all of us. Well done, boys! I wish for more success for both of you," he said on Facebook.

In the final match at Energia Areena, Goh and Izzuddin delivered an outstanding performance to clinch their third title of the year.

This thwarted the Danish pair's hopes of defending their championship in the Super 500 tournament.

This victory allows them to complete their collection of titles at all four levels of the World Tour (Super 300, Super 500, Super 750, and Super 1000).

They took home a cash prize of US$33,180 (RM142,192). The Danish pair received US$15,960 (RM68,396).

In August, the shuttlers were crowned Japan Open 2024 champions and smashed their way to win last month's China Open title.

- Bernama

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