Aaron-Wooi Yik lose in the Indian Open semis after the former gets hit in the eye


It's over: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik's good run in the Indian Open ended in the semi-finals. - S.S.KANESAN/THE STAR

PETALING JAYA: A shuttle hit the left eye of shuttler Aaron Chia at 13-13 in the second game against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty of India.

And that eventually led to Aaron and Soh Wooi Yik losing their momentum as they gave away the next eight points in quick fashion and went down 18-21, 14-21 to the homesters in the men's doubles semi-finals of the Indian Open at the K.D Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday (Jan 20).

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