PETALING JAYA: National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik fell at the final hurdle in the All England 2024 men’s doubles final as Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto defended the title.
This is Fajar-Rian’s second time winning the All England after first winning the title last year.
Aaron-Wooi Yik lost to the Indonesian pair in straight games 21-16, 21-16 in a match that took about 44 minutes in Birmingham, England, today.
This was Aaron-Wooi Yik’s second appearance in the final of the prestigious tournament, with their first in 2019 when they lost to Indonesia’s Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan.
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Malaysian players have not won the men’s doubles title at the All England since 2007 when Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong defeated Hwang Ji-man-Lee Jae-jin from South Korea.
In 2022, Aaron-Wooi Yik achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first-ever world badminton champions from Malaysia when they won the 2022 BWF World Championships in Tokyo.
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