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Shock after shock: Korea's men's doubles teams are eliminated from the China Masters
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Shock after shock: Korea's men's doubles teams are eliminated from the China Masters

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • South Korea's Kang Min-hyuk and Ki Dong-ju lost 0-2 to Indonesia's seventh-ranked Gutama and Isfahani in the China Masters men's doubles round of 32.
  • Their defeat completed the elimination of all Korean men's doubles teams from the tournament.

Korea's men's doubles challenge ended in the round of 32 after Kang Min-hyuk and Ki Dong-ju also failed to overcome Indonesia.

The Samsung Life Insurance and Incheon International Airport pair lost 0-2 to Indonesia's world No. 7 Gutama and Isfahani at the 2026 BWF China Masters in Shenzhen on Sept. 2, Korean time.

The match lasted only 42 minutes. The pair lost the opening game 18-21, and the result left every Korean men's doubles team eliminated from the tournament.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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