PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik had no trouble booking their place in the Indian Open quarter-finals after brushing aside Japan’s Takumi Nomura-Yuichi Shimogami in the second round on Thursday (Jan 15).
Aaron-Wooi Yik needed just 33 minutes to seal a 21-9, 23-21 win over the Japanese pair to secure their last eight spot.
“I think there was some wind in the hall, and we tried to manage it by being more patient. The Japanese made quite a few mistakes against us, and we took advantage of that by being sharp in the front court, especially in the first three shots. That gave us the edge to keep attacking," said Wooi Yik in a post match interview with BWF.
Awaiting them in the last eight will be Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-huei-Yang Po-hsuan.
Also advancing to the quarter-finals were women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah.
They, too, came through comfortably, defeating France’s Margot Lambert-Camille Pognante 21-7, 23-21, and will next face Taiwan’s Hsieh Pei-shan-Hung En-tzu for a place in the semi-finals.
