Xie Dingfeng admitted that his partner Su Weiyi has more fans than him, "the championship is more meaningful than the ranking"

Malaysia's world No. 3 "Xie Su Pair" Xie Dingfeng and Su Weiyi continued their hot form, and they defeated Chinese Taipei's world No. 21 Liu Guangheng and Yang Bohan 21-13, 21-16 in a match in the men's doubles second round of the 2025 Malaysia Badminton Super 500 Tournament on the 22nd local time, and advanced to the top 8 strongly, continuing to move towards the goal of winning three consecutive international championships.

Xie Dingfeng (left) and Su Weiyi high-fived after winning in the second round

Joke Su Weiyi has more fans. When he walked out of the arena after the game, Xie Dingfeng came to the mixed interview area first, while Su Weiyi was stopped by fans asking for a photo and autograph, and walked out of the court after a while, Xie Dingfeng had to wait for his partner. Later, when they were interviewed, some media joked to Xie Dingfeng, "It seems that Weiyi has more fans than you, maybe you are married", Xie Dingfeng responded: "Yes, yes." ”

Xie Su has never won the championship at home. This is the seventh time the pair have participated in the Malaysia Masters, their best results are reaching the semi-finals in 2019 and 2022, and with six appearances at the Malaysia Open, Cheah Su has played 12 tournaments at home but has not won the title, and it will be up to them to see if they can reach the top for the first time on their home soil this year.

Xie Dingfeng (right) and Su Weiyi were asked by enthusiastic fans to take photos and autographs as they passed by the sidelines

Cheah Su is very likely to win this year, having won two consecutive tournaments, breaking Malaysia's 18-year men's doubles title drought at the Asian Badminton Championships in mid-April. Later, in mid-May, the Thailand Badminton Super 500 tournament was also crowned champion.

With their recent impressive results, the pair has continued to climb the world rankings, but they say they would like to fight for more titles than they are in the world rankings.

Xie Dingfeng: Championship is more meaningful than world ranking. "The world ranking is a small advantage for us, not the main goal. We pay more attention to the performance on the field, and if we play well, the rankings will naturally go up. We used to be number two in the world, but that wasn't our most important goal. When asked if he had to choose between "world first" and "winning", Xie Dingfeng said without hesitation: "We will definitely choose the champion." The world ranking is just a number, and for us, the championship means more. ”