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India Open: epic comeback snuffed out, but Aaron-Wooi Yik still get job done | Scoop
Soh Wooi Yik (left) and Aaron Chia (right) will play another Japanese pair, Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura, in the second round of the India Open tomorrow. – Abdul Razak Latif/Scoop pic, January 17, 2024
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India Open: epic comeback snuffed out, but Aaron-Wooi Yik still get job done

Malaysia’s top men’s doubles survive Japanese pair’s second-set comeback to make second round

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Faizal Salim
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7:35 PM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair, Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, powered through to the second round of the India Open.

The world number four duo encountered a rollercoaster battle in the first round against Japan’s Akira Koga and Taichi Saito, winning the initial set convincingly 21-9. 

However, they faced a daunting 19-13 deficit in the second set. Undeterred, they strung together six points to even the scores at 19-19.

Despite their valiant effort, they narrowly dropped the set 21-19.

Undaunted, the Malaysian pair unleashed a renewed level of aggression in the third set to clinch the match 21-9, 19-21, 21-14 at the K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi. 

Their tenacity earned them a spot in the next round, where they are set to confront another Japanese duo, Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura.

There’s a potential quarter-final showdown with fellow Malaysians Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani. 

However, the latter pair have a huge task ahead of them as they will have to beat world number eight pair Liu Yuchen-Ou Xuanyi of China to make it to the quarter-final showdown in New Delhi. 

Last week the teammates met in the second round of the Malaysia Open, with the former world champions defeating Sze Fei-Izzuddin to advance to the quarter-finals at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil. – January 17, 2024

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