PETALING JAYA: National men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik failed to set up an all-Malaysian semi-final at the Hylo Open in Germany after losing to Indonesian rivals Gutama Sabar Karyaman-Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in the last eight.
Earlier, compatriots Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun qualified for the semi-finals after defeating another Indonesian pair, Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri, in straight games in the championships being played in Saarbrucken.
In tonight’s tie, world No 2 pair Aaron-Wooi Yik lost despite winning the first game easily and leading comfortably at 12-8 in the decider. They finally lost 21-11, 14-21, 17-21 in 55 minutes to the Indonesian duo whom they had beaten in the quarter-final clash at the French Open last week.
This is their second loss to the Indonesians in their three encounters so far.