CHOONG Hon Jian / Muhammad HAIKAL beats LIU Kuang Heng / YANG Po Han to move on to the Quarter Finals in the men's doubles this Kumamoto Masters Japan 2025

CHOONG Hon Jian / Muhammad HAIKAL dropped the opener but found another gear at the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2025, overturning LIU Kuang Heng / YANG Po Han 14-21 21-17 21-19 in the Men's Doubles Round of 16.

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21-19 — game 3 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

CHOONG Hon Jian / Muhammad HAIKAL advances to the quarter-finals of the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2025, while LIU Kuang Heng / YANG Po Han's run ends here. Up next for CHOONG Hon Jian / Muhammad HAIKAL: the Round of 32 at the Polytron Surabaya International Challenge 2026 against Yordan Alexander GUNAWAN / Yugo Alvaro GUNAWAN. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

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