Aaron-Wooi Yik must beat Indonesia’s world No. 2 to enter semis


Motivated: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have promised to step up against Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan today. — www.badmintonphoto.com

PETALING JAYA: The opportunity was there for the taking, but Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik blew it.

The world No. 9 could have sealed a ticket to the doubles semi-finals in the World Tour Finals but they have made life difficult for themselves when they went down to a shock 19-21,16-21 defeat to Russia’s world No. 24 Vladimir Ivanov-Ivan Sozonov in a Group B match at the Impact Arena in Bangkok yesterday.

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