KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Reigning men’s doubles world champions, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are one step away from reaching their second final spot this year after cruising into the semi-finals of the Singapore Open 2023, here, today.
In the quarter-final action held in Singapore Indoor Stadium, the national top duo gave a tit for tat to Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin by winning 18-21, 21-16, 22-20 after the Indonesians stopped them in the last eight of Malaysia Masters 2023 in 21-18, 21-19, last month.
Aaron-Wooi Yik, will determine the final spot by going up against seventh seeds, Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang of China, tomorrow.
The Chinese pair had earlier overcome unseeded English duo, Ben Lane-Sean Vendy, 21-11, 21-11.
In January, the world number four Aaron-Wooi Yik stormed into the India Open 2023 final before succumbing to Wei Keng-Chang, 21-14, 19-21, 18-21.
It was the end of the road for independent men’s doubles duo Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi as they squandered a first game win of 22-20 and lost to South Korea’s Choi Sol Gyu-Kim Won Ho 24-26, 22-24 in the next two games.
Meanwhile, national mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei made it to the semi-finals after subduing Reginald Lee Chun Hei-Ng Tsz Yau of Hong Kong 21-14, 16-21, 21-18.
A tough match awaits the unseeded Tang Jie-Ee Wei tomorrow as they will meet second seeds Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino of Japan, who knocked out Chinese pair Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Dong Ping 23-21, 12-21, 21-17. — Bernama
