Malaysia’s Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik began their BWF World Tour Finals campaign with a three-set victory over Indonesia’s Fikri-Alfian
NATIONAL men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik opened their BWF World Tour Finals campaign with a hard-fought victory.
The world number two pair defeated Indonesia’s Muhammad Shohibul Fikri-Fajar Alfian 22-24, 21-18, 21-19 in their Group B match at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium.
The Paris Olympic bronze medallists needed one hour and 23 minutes to secure the comeback win after a shaky start.
Aaron-Wooi Yik will next face China’s Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang tomorrow as they seek a second win to boost their semi-final chances.
In another match, Malaysia’s Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun lost their Group A opener to Indonesia’s Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani.
Wei Chong-Kai Wun were defeated 21-23, 19-21 in a closely contested encounter.
They will play Taiwan’s Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi Lin in their second group match tomorrow.
The top two pairs from each group will advance to the semi-finals scheduled for Saturday. – Bernama