Beasts have to show beauty

Going strong: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik celebrate after beating Supak Jomkoh-Kittinupong Kedren of Thailand in the second round. — S.S.KANESAN/The Star

MEN’S doubles Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are different beasts when it comes to major events. They proved it again by reaching the quarter-finals of the Asian Games at the Binjiang Gymnasium yesterday.

The former world champions secured a 21-12, 21-14 win over Supak Jomkoh-Kittinupong Kedren of Thailand in the second round in just 30 minutes to set up a meeting against home favourites Liu Yuchen-Ou Xuanyi for a place in the semi-finals.