Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin ranked world No. 1 as Aaron-Wooi Yik stay at No. 3
Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin, having amassed 91,090 points, climbed up one position to take over the top spot from Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (90,411 points) after the Danes failed to defend their title at the recently concluded Malaysia Masters.
Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin are the first Malaysian men's doubles pair to be ranked number one in the world since Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong were perched atop the rankings in 2016, thus joining an elite list of former national greats to have achieved the feat, including Razif-Jalani, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong and Cheah Soon Kit-Yap Kim Hock.
Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin clinched the India Open crown in January but their form took a dip and they failed to reach the semi-finals of any of the tournaments they competed in after that.
Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin will be in action in the May 27-June 1 Singapore Open and will begin their campaign against Taiwan's Lee Fang Chih-Lee Fang Jen tomorrow (May 28).
Meanwhile, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik remained in third spot in the world ranking while newly-crowned Malaysia Masters champions Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun moved up one rung to be placed seventh. — BERNAMA
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