<figure id="attachment_2969970" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2969970" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-2969970" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/64ac1a09-aaron-chia-n-soh-wooi-yik-epa-images-240125.webp" alt="Aaron Chia n Soh Wooi Yik" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2969970" class="wp-caption-text">Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik will take home US$13,300 (RM54,000) as semi-finalists. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia suffered a second setback at the India Open badminton championships when top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik lost to their Japanese rivals in three games at the semi-final.
The world No 2 pair, who were hoping to make their second consecutive final after last week’s Malaysia Open, lost 10-21, 21-13, 11-21 to 22nd ranked Hiroki Midorikawa-Kyohei Yamashita in a match that lasted 44 minutes at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi.
Malaysia suffered the first blow earlier today when top women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah were eliminated in the semi-final also by a Japanese pair. There are no Malaysians left in the tournament.
Aaron-Wooi Yik, who were also losing semi-finalists last year, will take home US$13,300 (RM54,000) as semi-finalists.
The duo were hoping to retain the title for Malaysia won by Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani last year. The India Open has been a fairly good hunting ground for Aaron-Wooi Yik as they were runners-up in 2023 and semi-finalists the last two years.
Despite the loss, the pair have had a fairly good start in the World Tour series. Last year, they entered six finals, winning three titles namely the Badminton Asia Championships, Singapore Open and Thailand Open.

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