"Gold medal despite shoulder injury" Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho withdraw in Indian Open eventually

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Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance), the world No. 1 badminton player in men's doubles, withdrew from the 2026 Indian Open Badminton Championship (Super 750).

The Korean Badminton Association said on the 14th that "Seo Seung-jae's shoulder injury during the sliding process in the quarterfinals of the last Malaysian Open has forced him to withdraw from the Indian Open."

According to the association, Seo Seung-jae injured his shoulder while sliding in the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open against Manwichung-Tikaiwon Group (Malaysia).

Despite his shoulder injury, Seo worked with Kim Won-ho to reach the final of the tournament, achieving his second consecutive World Tour Super 1000 Malaysia Open title.

However, in consideration of concerns over Seo Seung-jae's worsening injury, the Indian Open was decided to withdraw and focus on treatment and rehabilitation.

Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho are the world's strongest men's doubles group with Ahn Se-young, who tied for 11 wins last year and recorded the most wins in a single season.

In the final of the Malaysia Open held on the 11th, he also beat Aaron Chia-Soyu Yin-Jo (Malaysia) 2-1 to reach the top.

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