PETALING JAYA: World No. 2 men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik denied that pressure as Malaysia’s last remaining representatives in the quarter-finals of the Asian Championships led to their defeat on Friday (April 10).
Instead, Aaron-Wooi Yik admitted that too many unforced errors cost them the match against South Korea’s Kang Min-hyuk-Ki Dong-ju.
The tie turned into a gruelling 83-minute battle at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Centre before Aaron-Wooi Yik fell 19-21, 28-26, 13-21 to the Korean pair.
“I think in the third game we made too many unforced errors.
“In the first game, we were actually leading but at the crucial moments we made mistakes,” said Aaron to Badminton Asia.
Earlier, women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah were also eliminated in the quarter-finals after going down 13-21, 15-21 to China’s Li Yijing-Luo Xumin in 41 minutes.
The result means Malaysia return empty-handed from the Asian Championships for the first time since 2019.
The 2020 and 2021 editions were not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic before the tournament resumed in Manila in 2022.
