Exam blues for doubles boys going to world juniors in November


National junior doubles pair Aaron Chia Teng Fong (right) and Soh Wooi Yik in action at the Malaysian International U-19 tournament last week. - FAIHAN GHANI/ The STAR

KUALA LUMPUR: Youngsters Aaron Chia Teng Fong-Soh Wooi Yik performed beyond expectations in their first tournament together – reaching the boys’ doubles final at the Maybank Malaysia International Youth Under-19 in Bukit Kiara on Sunday.

The shuttlers’ good run made them a shoo-in for places in the World Junior Championships squad in Peru in November.

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