Badminton: Aaron-Wooi Yik reach Asiad semi-finals


Aaron Chia (front) and Soh Wooi Yik ousted China's Liu Yuchen-Ou Xuanyi to book their spot in the last four of the Asian Games.- S.S.Kanesan/TheStar

PETALING JAYA: National shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have made it into the men's doubles semi-finals of the Asian Games.

World No. 5 Aaron-Wooi Yik showed great fighting spirit and determination to beat homesters and world No. 8 Liu Yuchen-Ou Xuanyi 21-18, 19-21, 21-18 in a nerve wracking last eight match at the Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou on Thursday (Oct 5).

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