PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani kept alive their slim chances of qualifying for the World Tour Finals by reaching the Japan Masters second round.

Sze Fei-Izzuddin convincingly beat South Korea’s Kang Min-hyuk-Ki Dong-ju 21-17, 21-13 in just 30 minutes at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium yesterday.