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...
PETALING JAYA: Defending champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik continued to keep the Malaysian flag flying high in the World Championships. The world No. 4 smashed into the men's doubles semi-finals after pulling off a hard-fought 21-10, 15-21, 21-14 victory over China's Liu Yuchen-Ou Xuanyi in style at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on Friday (Aug 25). Armed...
PETALING JAYA: Focus and patience are the two areas Aaron Chia has repeatedly stressed on to his partner Soh Wooi Yik as they defend their world men’s doubles title in Copenhagen next week. Aaron-Wooi Yik (pic), the world No. 4, became Malaysia’s first world champions in badminton in Tokyo last year but they have not won...
PETALING JAYA: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik gave one of their best performances this year to march into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open and emerged as the only survivors for Malaysia. The national men’s doubles pair swept aside Indonesia’s world No. 14 Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana 21-12, 21-10 in the second round at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in...
