Tag - Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik

Aaron-Wooi Yik on track to qualify for World Tour Finals

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron-Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are out to end the year on a high by sealing their World Tour Finals berth after regaining their No. 2 spot in the world. Aaron-Wooi Yik had ended their long wait for a World Tour title at the Denmark Open last month and the victory in...

Aaron-Soh reap rewards for their perseverance

PETALING JAYA: Losing in every World Tour tournament since 2017 must have been frustrating for men doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Sooh Wooi Yik. But no matter how much they were ridiculed, they never gave up. And it was their dogged determination over the last six years that saw the former world champions beating Indonesians Bagas Maulana-Shohibul Fikri...

Dream come true

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik raised their hands in sheer happiness and then hugged each other. It was a special moment for the duo as the former world champions finally lifted their first World Tour title. World No. 4 Aaron-Wooi Yik were in a league of their own as they crushed Indonesia’s world No....

Aaron-Soh cope with gruelling schedule as they await epic clash with nemeses

PETALING JAYA: The physical strength of men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik will be severely tested as the top Malaysian combination are competing for the fourth consecutive week on the international stage. Following a mentally taxing two-week period at the Hangzhou Asian Games, the world No. 4 played at the Arctic Open in Finland...

Top Indian pair in Aaron-Wooi Yik’s way again at Arctic Open

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik weren’t so hot in the Asian Games, bowing out in the semi-finals. Now, it’s about to get really cold for them as they move to freezing Vantaa in search of a first world tour title at the Arctic Open from today. Winter is around the corner in...

Badminton: Aaron-Wooi Yik bag bronze in Asian Games

HANGZHOU: It's game over for Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik as their campaign in the Asian Games badminton competition ended with a 17-21, 12-21 defeat to India's world No. 3 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in the men's doubles semi-finals on Friday (Oct 6). The hard smashing Indian pair took the first game 21-17 and continued their relentless...

Hopes high on top pair Aaron-Wooi Yik to fight for medal despite tough draw

THEY have a proven record in major events and this will still make men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik as Malaysia’s best bets for a medal in the Asian Games although they have a testing draw in the individual events starting today at the Binjiang Gymnasium today. Aaron-Wooi Yik, the world No. 5, will...

Aaron doesn’t mind being the dark horse in Hangzhou

PETALING JAYA: Underdog status suits men’s doubles shuttler Aaron Chia just fine. Malaysia will not be seeded in the men’s team event in the Asian Games in Hangzhou but Aaron sees this as a plus point rather than a disadvantage. “Sometimes it’s better to be unseeded,” said Aaron, who is set to compete in the individual...

Aaron-Wooi Yik show they can deliver by beating Yew Sin-Ee Yi

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik proved that they know how to dig deep and win when it matters. Aaron-Wooi Yik were pushed hard by fellow countrymen Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi but showed great tenacity to prevail 19-21, 21-19, 21-11 in a pulsating men’s doubles quarter-final match at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium...

Top men’s pair relieved to have finally broken jinx against bogeyman Yuchen

PETALING JAYA: It was a victory in defeat for men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik at the World Championships as they had solved a seven-year riddle by overcoming their bogey player Liu Yuchen of China in Copenhagen last week. Personally, it may have been a disappointment as Aaron-Wooi Yik were unable to defend their...