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Impressive feat: Arif Abdul Latif (left) and Azriyn Ayub beat compatriots Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik 21-15, 21-18 in the quarter-finals of the Vietnam Open in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: Former national doubles pair Arif Abdul Latif-Azriyn Ayub halted the hot run of up and coming juniors Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik with a straight-games win to reach the Vietnam Open men’s doubles semi-finals in Ho Chi Minh City.

Top seeds Aaron-Wooi Yik were on a high after their surprising last- eight finish at the World Cham­pionships in Nanjing, China, last week.

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