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 21-13,...
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. 14...
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 last...
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 Finland...
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 assault...
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 play...
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 event...
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 in...
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 title...
PETALING JAYA: The challenge of doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik is over at the World Championships. The world No. 4's quest to defend their world title was dashed when they went down 21-23, 13-21 to South Korea's world No. 6 Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae in the semi-finals at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on Saturday (Aug...
