In this biography
Quick facts
- Born
- 11 November 1997
- Birthplace
- Malaysia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Nationality
- Malaysian
- Known for
- Major doubles titles with Goh Sze Fei and a world No. 1 ranking in May 2025
- Official name variants
- Nur Izzuddin Rumsani; Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani
- Discipline
- Men’s doubles
- Major partner
- Goh Sze Fei
- Independent from
- 1 September 2024
- Historical ranking
- World No. 1 with Goh, 27 May 2025
Why this life matters
Izzuddin’s results connect the rebuilding of a partnership with the opportunities and responsibilities of competing outside the national squad.
Timeline
Key moments
Born on 11 November
The date is recorded in VICTOR’s indexed athlete profile.
German Open winner
Won the men’s-doubles title with Goh Sze Fei.
Separated and reunited with Goh
A January split interrupted the partnership before it was restored.
Japan Open champion
Won the Super 750 event before leaving the national setup.
Independent career and China title
Independence took effect on 1 September; the China Open title followed on 22 September.
India Open and world No. 1
Won in New Delhi in January; reached the top ranking with Goh in May.
Indonesia Open title
Defeated Raymond Indra and Nikolaus Joaquin in the Super 1000 final.
Competed in Odense
The pair exited the Denmark Open in the quarterfinals on 16 October.
Nur Izzuddin’s name and international discipline
Nur Izzuddin is a Malaysian men’s-doubles badminton player born on 11 November 1997, the date recorded in VICTOR’s indexed athlete profile. Official and agency reports also call him Nur Izzuddin Rumsani or Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani. These are references to the same player, whose major international partnership is with Goh Sze Fei.
Their German Open victory appears in the organiser’s 2022 winners list. Later results placed Izzuddin at the centre of a successful Malaysian doubles combination, but the partnership’s history also included a significant interruption before the biggest titles arrived.
Reuniting with Goh after the 2023 split
Izzuddin and Goh split in January 2023 before reuniting later that year. Their independent careers took effect separately, on 1 September 2024, after the Japan Open win. The sequence distinguishes a partnership renewal from the later change in professional support.
Winning the China Open as an independent pair
The China Open final on 22 September 2024 provided an early major result in the new arrangement. Izzuddin and Goh recovered from losing the opening game to He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu, winning 13–21, 21–12, 21–17 in Changzhou. The championship was at Super 1000 level.
A world No. 1 milestone during 2025
Izzuddin and Goh won the India Open in January 2025, defeating Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae in three games. On 27 May, the published BWF rankings placed the Malaysians at world No. 1. It was a milestone for the pair’s accumulated results, not a separate tournament title or a ranking that would remain fixed indefinitely.
The distinction is useful when comparing their career record. The India Open championship, the world No. 1 ranking and the earlier China Open title are different achievements. A biography can preserve all three without presenting an old weekly ranking as Izzuddin’s verified position today.
Another Super 1000 title and the autumn campaign
At the Indonesia Open on 7 June 2026, the Malaysians beat Raymond Indra and Nikolaus Joaquin 13–21, 21–18, 21–10. The comeback added another Super 1000 title to a record that already included China in 2024. A later report’s claim that Indonesia was their first at that level conflicts with the earlier result.
They continued together into the European season. BAM records a three-game quarterfinal defeat to Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang at the Denmark Open on 16 October. That match supplies a dated picture of the active partnership, rather than an assumption based solely on their earlier championships.
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions about Nur Izzuddin
- Is Nur Izzuddin Rumsani the same player as Nur Izzuddin?
- Yes. Official and agency sources use Nur Izzuddin Rumsani and Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani as longer forms of his name.
- When did Nur Izzuddin and Goh leave BAM?
- Their independent careers took effect on 1 September 2024. Their Japan Open title the previous month came before that change.
- Has Nur Izzuddin been world No. 1?
- He and Goh reached world No. 1 on 27 May 2025. The date identifies a historical ranking, not a claim about the current weekly list.
- Was the 2026 Indonesia Open his first Super 1000 title?
- No. He and Goh had already won the China Open at Super 1000 level in September 2024.
Keep exploring
Lives connected to this story
- Goh Sze Fei
Follow his partner’s tournament chronology, including the different Japan Open results in 2024 and 2025.
- Soh Wooi Yik
Compare another Malaysian doubles pathway with distinct world and Olympic medals.
- Tan Wee Kiong
Read about another independent Malaysian doubles player and an opponent in the 2026 Denmark campaign.
Sources and further reading
Explore the evidence
These references support the biography and offer further reading. Official records, first-person accounts and independent reporting provide different perspectives; image records document attribution and licensing.
- 1. VICTOR · official athlete profileIndexed birth date: 11 November 1997
The official indexed profile states 11 November 1997; direct retrieval failed. Conflicting 19 November listings are not adopted. No precise birth town or unverified “bin” expansion is added.
- 2. German Open organiserOfficial winners list: 2022 men’s doubles
- 3. Bernama · original BAM interview via Malay Mail2024 professional transition and earlier reunion
The effective independence date is distinct from the August Japan title. The source does not establish an exact reunion day, so none is inferred.
- 4. Yonex · tournament accountJapan Open 2024 result before the independent effective date
- 5. BernamaChina Open 2024 final and full name
- 6. BernamaIndia Open 2025 final
- 7. Bernama via Malay Mail27 May 2025 world-ranking announcement
- 8. Badminton Association of MalaysiaIndonesia Open 2026 final result
The match result is retained, but the first-Super-1000 and championship-total claims conflict with independently dated earlier events and are excluded.
- 9. Badminton Association of MalaysiaDenmark Open 2026 quarterfinal result
- 10. Wikimedia Commons / Tony2803.twKaohsiung photograph: identity and CC0
The complete 3200 × 3200 source frame is resized to 1200 × 1200, without a further crop or synthetic alteration.
