KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s dynamic men’s doubles duo Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin have officially ascended to World No. 1 in the latest weekly BWF World Rankings, marking a major milestone in their career and a proud moment for Malaysian badminton.
Despite only reaching the quarterfinals of last week’s Malaysia Masters Super 500, the duo earned a critical points boost to 91,090 — overtaking Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, who lost their defending points after an early exit. This makes Goh/Izzuddin the 8th Malaysian men’s pair in history to hold the World No. 1 spot.
Historic Achievement for Malaysian Badminton
Before Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin, seven other Malaysian pairs had reached World No. 1:
- Razif Sidek/Jalani Sidek (1982, 1989)
- Cheah Soon Kit/Soo Beng Kiang (1992)
- Cheah Soon Kit/Yap Kim Hock (1996)
- Chan Chong Ming/Chew Choon Eng (2002)
- Lee Wan Wah/Choong Tan Fook (2004)
- Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (2007)
- Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong (2016)
Other Malaysian Men’s Doubles Updates
- Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun, fresh off their Malaysia Masters title, moved up 1 spot to World No. 7
- Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik held firm at World No. 3
- Arif Junaidi/Yeoh Rui Qing dropped one spot to No. 23
- Tan Wee Kiong/Mohd Azriyn Ayub fell two spots to No. 28
- Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi remained at No. 32
Men’s Singles: Lee Zii Jia Falls to 13th
- Lee Zii Jia slipped to World No. 13 but retains a protected ranking at No. 9
- Ng Tze Yong, who withdrew due to injury, still climbed 40 spots to No. 199, thanks to earlier results
- Leong Jun Hao holds steady at No. 25, followed by Cheam June Wei at No. 45 and Aidil Sholeh at No. 47
- Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen dropped to No. 8 after a poor showing
- Li Shifeng remained No. 4, while Chou Tien Chen and Kodai Naraoka moved up to No. 6 and No. 7, respectively
Women’s Singles Rankings
- Wang Zhiyi (CHN) holds World No. 2 with 100,212 points after winning the Malaysia Masters, closing in on An Se Young (KOR), who leads with 113,320
- Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) moved up to No. 3, while Han Yue dropped to No. 4
- Chen Yufei (CHN) is steady at No. 5, and Ratchanok Intanon (THA) improved to No. 10
- Goh Jin Wei (MAS) fell four spots to No. 48
Women’s Doubles Rankings
- Pearl Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan maintain World No. 4 after reaching the Malaysia Masters semifinals
- Chang Mei Xin/Woo Pei Kee remain at No. 24
- Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (CHN), Malaysia Masters champions, solidify their position at World No. 1
Mixed Doubles Rankings
- Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping (CHN) take over the World No. 1 spot after clinching the Malaysia Masters title
- Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin (CHN) drop to No. 2
- Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (MAS) move up one spot to No. 4
- Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai, now independents, drop to No. 5
- Khoo Beng Huan/Chong Shu Yin stay at No. 14
- Huang Tian Kee/Lim Chiew Sien climb two spots to No. 33
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