Sze Fei-Izzuddin crash out in first round of China Open
In the opening match at the Changzhou Olympic Sport Centre on Wednesday (July 23), Sze Fei-Izzuddin took on South Korea's Kang Min-hyuk-Ki Dong-ju.
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