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Aaron-Wooi Yik in final
Published on: Monday, March 18, 2024
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Aaron-Wooi Yik in final
Aaron (right) and Wooi Yik in action against Jhe Huei-Po Hsuan. – BAM FB photo
Kuala Lumpur: Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik are just a step away from ending a 17-year wait for the men’s doubles crown at the 2024 All England Badminton Championships after confirming their spot in the final early Sunday morning Malaysian time.

The 2022 world champions capitalised on mistakes from Lee Jhe Huei-Yang Po Hsuan from Taiwan to bag a 21-16, 21-15 straight-set win in 36 minutes in the semi-finals of the world’s oldest badminton tournament at the Utilita Arena Birmingham.

The victory also meant the Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallists get to extend their undefeated record against Jhe Huei-Po Hsuan, ranked 15th in the world, to 4-0.

The pair last made it into the All-England final in 2019 before losing to Indonesia’s Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan, 21-11, 14-21 and 12-21.

Awaiting Aaron-Wooi Yik in the final are the 2023 All England champions, Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto after the Indonesians saw off sixth-seeded Japanese pair Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi 21-18, 21-18 in the other semi.

The last time a Malaysian men’s doubles pair won the All England title was in the 2007 edition through Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong who defeated China’s Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng 21-15, 21-18.

Their success back then was only achieved 25 years after Razif-Jailani Sidek’s victory in 1982.

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