Aaron-Wooi Yik smash their way to quarters but it's over for two other pairs


One hurdle over: Aaron Chia (left) and Soh Wooi Yik (right) celebrate after winning their third round match in the World Championships. - Badminton Photo

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik overcame a major obstacle in their title defence at the World Championships when they downed Olympic Games champions Lee Yang-Wang Chi-lin of Taiwan to march into the quarter-finals in Copenhagen on Thursday (Aug 25).

Aaron-Wooi Yik, the world No. 4, started cautiously but finished with a flourish to outplay the dangerous Lee Yang-Chi-lin 21-16, 21-18 in a 42-minute third round encounter.

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