Aaron-Soh and four other pairs in right path for Paris but Indonesians conspicuously missing

In good shape: Soh Wooi Yik (front) has been shaping up fine with Aaron Chia ahead of the Olympics in July.

PETALING JAYA: The first two badminton Opens so far this year have given a sneak preview on the early medal contenders for the men’s doubles at the Paris Olympic Games – and surprisingly Indonesia are not in it.

The top five pairs shaping up well right now are Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty of India, Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan, reigning world champions Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae of South Korea, Malaysia’s Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang of China.