Emmanuel STEPHEN SAM / Ephraim STEPHEN SAM beats Ahmed NIBAL / Hussein SHAHEED to move on to the Round of 16 in the men's doubles this PETRONAS Malaysia International Series 2026

Emmanuel STEPHEN SAM / Ephraim STEPHEN SAM kept it clean at the PETRONAS Malaysia International Series 2026, seeing off Ahmed NIBAL / Hussein SHAHEED 21-12 23-21 without dropping a game in the Men's Doubles Round of 32.

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23-21 — game 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

Emmanuel STEPHEN SAM / Ephraim STEPHEN SAM advances to the Round of 16 of the PETRONAS Malaysia International Series 2026, while Ahmed NIBAL / Hussein SHAHEED's run ends here. Up next for Emmanuel STEPHEN SAM / Ephraim STEPHEN SAM: the Round of 16 against M N HAKIM HANIF / Yusnunle MUHAMAD DENNES — a player winning 67% of 6 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Emmanuel STEPHEN SAM / Ephraim STEPHEN SAM with a 68% confidence projection on the draw's seeding. The encounter closely reflected the analytical projection.

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