PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik made it into the Indian Open second round, but it was all over for teammates Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi.
Aaron-Wooi Yik were leading 21-12, 11-6 against junior teammates Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing when the latter were forced to retire at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Wednesday (Jan 14).
It is learned that the younger Aaron suffered pain in his back and could not carry on.
World No. 2 Aaron-Wooi Yik, who finished runners-up in the Malaysian Open on Sunday (Jan 11), will next play Japan’s world No. 35 Takumi Nomura-Yuichi Shimogami.
Nomura-Shimogami toppled world No. 17 Roy King-Arif 26-28, 21-18, 22-20 in a 64-minute battle.
Independent pair Chia Weijie-Lwi Shenghao’s campaign also ended after they went down 18-21, 15-21 to Japan’s Hiroki Midorikawa-Kyohei Yamashita.
