KUALA LUMPUR: Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani made a winning start at the Kumamoto Masters in Japan after cruising past Denmark's Christian Faust Kjaer-Rasmus Kjaer in the opening round on Tuesday.
The world No. 5 Malaysians, seeded fourth, needed just 28 minutes to secure a comfortable 21-15, 21-16 victory over the world No. 20 Danes in the Super 500 tournament.
It was their second victory over the Danish pair in as many meetings, having also beaten them in three games at last month's French Open.
Sze Fei-Izzuddin could face compatriots Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King in the second round if the latter overcome Japan's Kakeru Kumagai-Hiroki Nishi in their opening match later today.
