Tough quarter-finals as Aaron-Wooi Yik face Indians Satwiksairaj-Chirag


Strong pair: India's Chirag Shetty (right) and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy celebrate after winning the men's doubles badminton group stage match against Indonesia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on July 30. - AFP

PETALING JAYA: Former world champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik will face off with Asian Games winners Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in what is set to be a mouth-watering Olympic Games men's doubles quarter-final match-up.

It's a tough draw and Aaron-Wooi Yik know that they have to bring out their A-game to overcome the Indians who are billed as one of the favourites for the Olympics gold at the Adidas Arena in Port de la Chapelle in Paris on Thursday.

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