Nur Izzuddin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Rumsani is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Izzuddin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Nur Izzuddin bin Mohd Rumsani (born 11 November 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.^[1] He was a silver medalist in the 2024 Asian Championships. Izzuddin was part of the Malaysia winning team in the 2022 Asia Team Championships. He won the 2022 German Open in the men's doubles event partnered with Goh Sze Fei, their first BWF World Tour title. They reached a career-high number 2 in the BWF World ranking on 14 January 2025.

Nur Izzuddin
Personal information
Birth name	Nur Izzuddin bin Mohd Rumsani
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 27) Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	2 (with Goh Sze Fei, 14 January 2025)
Current ranking	2 (with Goh Sze Fei, 15 April 2025)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Thomas Cup 2024 Chengdu Men's team Asian Championships 2024 Ningbo Men's doubles 2022 Manila Men's doubles Asia Team Championships 2022 Selangor Men's team 2020 Manila Men's team 2024 Selangor Men's team 2018 Alor Setar Men's team SEA Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
BWF profile

Career

In January 2017, Izzuddin and his partner Goh Sze Fei entered their first Grand Prix Gold final at the 2017 Malaysia Masters and finished up as runner-ups.^[2][3]

2022

In March, Izzuddin and Goh won their first BWF World Tour title at the 2022 German Open beating Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi in three games.^[4] In the following week, they entered their second consecutive final at the 2022 Swiss Open but lost out to rivals Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.^[5]

In April, Izzuddin and Goh fell to compatriots Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik at the semi-finals of 2022 Badminton Asia Championships, securing them a bronze medal.^[6]

In December, Izzuddin captured the Malaysia International title partnered with Muhammad Haikal.^[7]

2023

In January, following their underwhelming results in the past few months, Izzuddin and long-time partner Goh Sze Fei decided to split-up, citing lack of connection and loss of trust.^[8] In March, Izzuddin and new partner Muhammad Haikal reached their first BWF World Tour final at the 2023 Ruichang China Masters, but went down to the home pair of Chen Boyang and Liu Yi in rubber game.^[9] Around four months after splitting up, Izzuddin and Goh Sze Fei reunited at the end of May.^[10] The pair set aside their differences and decided to rekindle their partnership in quest for the 2024 Summer Olympics spot.^[11] In July, Izzuddin and Goh competed at the 2023 U.S. Open, their first tournament after reuniting. The pair emerged as winners defeating Chinese Taipei's Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen in the final.^[12] The duo also won the Super 100 event in the Kaohsiung and Abu Dhabi Masters.^[13][14]

2024

Izzuddin started the 2024 season with unsatisfactory results, as he and Goh suffered multiple early rounds defeats in the Asian and European leg. Izzuddin and Goh finally reached the final of the Asian Championships in April, winning the silver medal.^[15] Their performance started to improve as evidenced by the results they achieved by reaching the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters, Singapore Open, and Indonesia Open. In August, it was reported that the pair had decided to leave the national team,^[16] and would officially start their career as independent players in early September.^[17] The duo then won the Japan Open in August,^[18] China Open in September,^[19] and Arctic Open in October.^[20]

In December, Izzuddin and Goh finished their extraordinary 2024 season as the runners-up of the BWF World Tour Finals, losing to Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in the final with a score of 17–21, 21–17, 11–21. Their achievement elevated them to world number 3, the highest ever ranking in their career. With that, they have become the top Malaysian men's doubles pair, taking over Olympic bronze medalists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. That achievement also marks them being the first men's doubles pair in Malaysia to reach the final of the BWF World Tour since its establishment in 2018.^[21]

2025

Started the season as world number 2 in the BWF ranking,^[22] Izzuddin and Goh snapped their first India Open title by defeating Korean pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho in 3 sets.^[23] It was also the first title of the year for the pair.^[24]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Goh Sze Fei	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	13–21, 15–21	Bronze	[6]
2024	Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China	Goh Sze Fei	Liang Weikeng Wang Chang	17–21, 21–15, 10–21	Silver	[15]

BWF World Tour (8 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[25] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[26]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	German Open	Super 300	Goh Sze Fei	Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi	23–21, 16–21, 21–14	Winner	[4]
2022	Swiss Open	Super 300	Goh Sze Fei	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[5]
2023	Ruichang China Masters	Super 100	Muhammad Haikal	Chen Boyang Liu Yi	16–21, 21–19, 21–23	Runner-up	[9]
2023	U.S. Open	Super 300	Goh Sze Fei	Lee Fang-chih Lee Fang-jen	21–9, 21–10	Winner	[12]
2023	Kaohsiung Masters	Super 100	Goh Sze Fei	Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan	21–14, 21–10	Winner	[13]
2023	Abu Dhabi Masters	Super 100	Goh Sze Fei	Pharanyu Kaosamaang Worrapol Thongsa-nga	18–21, 21–17, 21–12	Winner	[14]
2024	Japan Open	Super 750	Goh Sze Fei	Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae	21–19, 21–15	Winner	[18]
2024	China Open	Super 1000	Goh Sze Fei	He Jiting Ren Xiangyu	13–21, 21–12, 21–17	Winner	[19]
2024	Arctic Open	Super 500	Goh Sze Fei	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	15–21, 21–15, 21–19	Winner	[20]
2024	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Goh Sze Fei	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	17–21, 21–17, 11–21	Runner-up	[21]
2025	India Open	Super 750	Goh Sze Fei	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	21–15, 13–21, 21–16	Winner	[23]

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2017	Malaysia Masters	Goh Sze Fei	Berry Angriawan Hardianto	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up	[2]

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Singapore International	Goh Sze Fei	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Hendra Wijaya	21–13, 21–14	Winner
2016	Vietnam International Series	Goh Sze Fei	Đỗ Tuấn Đức Phạm Hồng Nam	21–17, 19–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2016	Swiss International	Goh Sze Fei	Aaron Chia Wong Wai Jun	21–18, 21–12	Winner
2016	India International Series	Goh Sze Fei	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	11–8, 5–11, 11–7, 8–11, 5–11	Runner-up
2017	Malaysia International	Goh Sze Fei	Shia Chun Kang Tan Wee Gieen	21–19, 21–12	Winner
2018	Tata Open India International	Goh Sze Fei	Arjun M.R. B. Sumeeth Reddy	10–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2022	Malaysia International	Muhammad Haikal	Goh Boon Zhe Goh Sze Fei	21–17, 21–16	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament