Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, the world No. 1 men's doubles team in badminton, said Friday they will try to return to their winning ways at the upcoming world championships. Seo and Kim will be the defending champions at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships, which will begin Monday in New Delhi and conclude on Aug. 23. They will seek to become the first Korean men's doubles team to defend a world title, with Seo going for his third crown in a row after winning the 2023 championship with a different partner, Kang Min-hyuk. "Although we won the title last year, whatever happened then is already in the past," Seo told reporters at Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul. "We have to work even harder to win for the second year in a row." Kim chimed in: "We have some fond memories of winning this title last year and we will try our best to repeat as the champion." Seo and Kim enjoyed a dominant 2025 campaign, grabbing a record-tying 11 titles at BWF international events, including their first world crown together. By comparison, they have not been nearly as succes