PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik crowned their superb run in the Asian Championships by beating world No. 16 homesters Chen Boyang-Liu Yi 21-19, 21-17 in the final at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on Sunday (April 13).
World No. 6 Aaron-Wooi Yik played brilliantly to come out on top in a closely fought match, which lasted 47 minutes, to win their first gold in the tourney after finishing runners-up to Indonesia’s Pramudya Kusumawardana-Yeremia Rambitan in 2022.
They also ended Malaysia’s 18-year wait for the men’s doubles title in the Asian meet after Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah last triumphed in 2007.
Aaron-Wooi Yik had won all their matches in straight games, including impressive victories over Indonesia and China’s top pairs Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto (last eight) and Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang (last four) respectively.
