Aaron-Wooi Yik knocked out in Asian Games semi-finals

Aaron-Wooi Yik knocked out in Asian Games semi-finals

Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik will get the bronze medal as the losing semi-finalists do not have to play an additional match for third place.

Aaron Chia (left) and Soh Wooi Yik were the last remaining Malaysian shuttlers in this year’s Asian Games. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA:
The national badminton team’s campaign at the Asian Games ended tonight with Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik losing to India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in the men’s doubles semi-finals.

The World No 5 Aaron-Wooi Yik, who were the last remaining Malaysians in the competition, fell 21-17, 21-12 to the World No 3 Indians at the Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou.

Lee Zii Jia, Ng Tze Yong (men’s singles), Pearly Tan-M Thinaah (women’s doubles) and Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei (mixed doubles) were knocked out in yesterday’s quarter-finals.

Aaron-Wooi Yik will finish with bronze as the losing semi-finalists do not have to play an additional match for third place.

Satwiksairaj-Chirag will face the South Korean pair of Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho in the final after the duo saw off Taiwanese Wang Chi-lin and Lee Yang 21-12, 21-10 in today’s other semi-final.

The World No 15 South Koreans took 33 minutes to defeat reigning Olympic champions Wang and Lee, who are ranked 12th in the world.

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