LIM Jonghoon and OH Junsung claimed the Men’s Doubles title with a straight-games victory over LIN Shidong and HUANG Youzheng, sealing the final 3-0. The official match-center record shows LIM/OH closing the contest with an 11-9 third game after taking a tight opener 15-13 and controlling the second 11-5.
The win mattered because the final hinged on a handful of late points and momentum swings, especially in the extended first game and the closing stages of the third. Across the match, the official commentary logged 38 service changes, underlining how frequently the initiative shifted between the two pairs even as the scoreline stayed one-sided.
How the final unfolded game by game
The opening game set the tone for a tense finish. It went beyond the standard 11-point mark, with both pairs trading points into the teens. The official score shows LIM/OH eventually edging it 15-13, taking the first game and putting immediate pressure on LIN/HUANG to respond.
In Game 2, LIM/OH turned the match in their favour with a more decisive stretch. The official progression shows LIM/OH moving through the mid-game exchanges and continuing to add points, finishing the game 11-5 to move within one game of the title at 2-0.
Game 3 brought LIN/HUANG’s best push to extend the final. The official commentary captures a close, step-by-step battle with frequent service changes and several ties. Early on, points were exchanged to 1-1 and 2-2, before LIN/HUANG briefly nudged ahead at 3-2 and 4-2. LIM/OH answered back to level at 4-4, keeping the game on serve and preventing the match from turning into a fourth game.
At 5-4 to LIN/HUANG, LIM/OH again responded to draw level at 5-5 and then 6-6, with the official log showing the score repeatedly returning to parity. With the match still at 0-2 in games, LIN/HUANG called a timeout during the third game, as recorded in the match-center timeline. The timeout was logged as started and then ended, a clear attempt to reset in the middle of the tightest phase of the decider.
Out of that stoppage, the teams continued to trade points. LIM/OH moved the score to 6-7 and then 7-7, while LIN/HUANG held on to keep it level again at 8-8 and 9-9. The official commentary then shows LIM/OH taking the crucial final steps: they won the point to make it 10-9, and then won again for 11-9 to complete the match.
The match-ending sequence is explicitly confirmed in the official record: LIM Jonghoon/OH Junsung were confirmed winners of Men’s Doubles – Final – Match 1, with Game 3 ending 9-11 from LIN/HUANG’s perspective and the overall match score recorded as 0-3.
Key moments: the timeout and the closing points
Two moments stood out in the official match-center flow. First was the timeout taken by LIN Shidong/HUANG Youzheng in Game 3, recorded as both “Started” and “Ended” in the commentary timeline. With the game repeatedly tied and the match at 0-2 in games, the stoppage came during a critical stretch where a small run could have forced a fourth game.
Second was the finish. With the third game locked at 9-9, the official commentary shows LIM/OH winning the point for 10-9 and then converting the next point to close at 11-9, completing a 3-0 sweep. Combined with the extended first game win (15-13), those late-game points proved decisive in delivering the title in straight games.