PETALING JAYA: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik stayed on course for another title after battling past India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty to reach the men’s doubles final at the Singapore Open.
The world No. 5 pair showed nerves early on in the semi-final clash at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday (May 31), allowing the Indian duo to draw first blood.
But Aaron-Wooi Yik roared back in the second game, stepping up their intensity to force a decider.
The Malaysians looked to be cruising in the rubber set when they opened up a seven-point lead, only to let their opponents claw back into contention. But a decisive smash from Wooi Yik finally sealed a hard-fought 19-21, 21-10, 21-18 victory after 63 minutes.
This marks their fourth consecutive final appearance, including their title run at the Asian Championships in Ningbo in April.
Standing in their way in Sunday’s final are South Koreans Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho, who earlier overcame Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skarrup Rasmussen in the other semi-final.
