Going strong: Aaron Chia (left) and Soh Wooi Yik beat Thailand’s Kittinupong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh 21-15, 19-21, 21-17 in the first round of the Badminton Asian Championships in Wuhan yesterday.
PETALING JAYA: National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have been given the lead role in the Sudirman Cup in Nanning, China, from May 19-26 – but the duo are not sweating.
The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) took a gamble by leaving out Rio Olympic silver medalists Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong to pave the way for the youngsters to bear the heavy responsibility as the top pair in a major team event for the first time.
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