BFF’s success story

Close pair: Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik hug after winning the match against Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia as their coach Flandi Limpele looks on. — Reuters

PETALING JAYA: From childhood rivals to BFF (best friend forever).

Newly-minted Olympics bronze medallists Aaron Chia, 24, and Soh Wooi Yik, 23, believe that it is their close-knit friendship that goes back more than a decade that has helped forge a world-beating partnership on court.