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The Print
10 hours ago
- Sport
- The Print
Macau Open: Satwik-Chirag eye title run; Lakshya, Prannoy look to regain form ahead of Worlds
It has been a season of steady performances for the world No. 3 pair, who have made the semifinals at the India Open, Singapore Open, and Malaysia Open besides reaching the quarterfinals at the Indonesia Open. They, however, suffered a second-round exit at the Japan Open last week. The Asian Games champions earned yet another semifinal finish at the China Open Super 1000 last week, going down to Malaysian second seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. Macau, Jul 28 (PTI) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will aim to extend their consistent run and grab their maiden title of the season at the Macau Open Super 300, starting Tuesday, as the top Indian shuttlers continue their preparations for next month's World Championships in Paris. Despite multiple deep runs, Satwik and Chirag, seeded second this week, are yet to convert their form into a title win — something they will be keen to change in the French capital. They face the Malaysian duo of Low Hang Yee and Ng Eng Cheong in the opening round. In the men's singles, former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya Sen will hope to rediscover his touch ahead of the World Championships. The 23-year-old from Almora has shown glimpses of his potential but has struggled to close out key matches, including narrow losses to Li Shi Feng, Kodai Naraoka, and Shi Yu Qi in recent outings. Sen opens against Korea's Jeon Hyeok Jin. Meanwhile, HS Prannoy, the 2023 World Championships bronze medallist, will look to string together a strong run after a second-round exit at the China Open. The 33-year-old will begin his campaign against a qualifier. Teen sensation Ayush Shetty, seeded seventh, will also be in focus after clinching his maiden BWF title at the US Open Super 300 last month. He faces Chinese Taipei's Huang Yu Kai in the first round. Fresh from a bronze medal in the World University Games mixed team event, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran will look to make an impact on the BWF Tour when he opens against Malaysia's Justin Hoh. In other men's singles matches, Manraj Singh will face compatriot Tharun Mannepalli in an all-Indian clash, while S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar, and Kiran George are also in the fray. In the women's singles, 16-year-old Unnati Hooda will look to carry forward the momentum from her stunning win over two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu at the China Open. She begins against seventh seed Julie Dawall Jakobsen of Denmark. Rakshita Ramraj takes on Thailand's Pornpicha Choeikeewong, Anupama Upadhayaya meets sixth seed Riko Gunji of Japan, and Aakarshi Kashyap faces former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan. In the women's doubles, top seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela will begin their campaign against Chinese Taipei's Lin Xiao Min and Peng Yu Wei. The pairs of Priya Konjengbam–Shruti Mishra and Apoorva Gahlawat–Sakshi Gahlawat will also look to make deep runs. In the mixed doubles, Sathish and Aadya Variyath take on sixth seeds Amri Syahnawi and Nita Violina Marwah of Indonesia, while fifth seeds Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto face Thailand's Ratchapol Makkasasithorn and Nattamon Laisuan. Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde will be up against Chinese Taipei's Wu Guan Xun and Lee Chia Hsin. PTI ATK AT This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Malay Mail
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Career high: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah hit world No. 2 in BWF rankings, best Malaysian women's pair in 16 years
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — National top women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have risen to a career-high world number two in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released today. Pearly-Thinaah climbed one spot with 89,416 points, trailing only China's Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning, who remain in the top position with 111,634 points. Former national women's doubles pair, Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty were the last Malaysian pair to reach this high, back in 2009. Meanwhile, another national pair, Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing, broke into the top 20, moving up two spots to rank 20th with 45,090 points. In men's doubles, China Open 2025 runners-up Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik maintained their second-place ranking with 94,950 points, behind Japan Open 2025 champions Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea with 99,405 points. Former world number one and professional pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani dropped one spot to fourth with 80,980 points. In mixed doubles, national duo Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei returned to the top three with 85,013 points, climbed one spot from fourth. Independent pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie dropped two spots to eighth place with 72,998 points, while national pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin slipped to 16th from 13th with 52,363 points. In the men's singles, Leong Jun Hao is currently Malaysia's top-ranked player, climbing two spots to 24th with 46,551 points while professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia, sidelined by injury since March, fell two spots to 35th with 38,890 points. In the women's singles category, national shuttler K. Letshanaa rose one place to 41st with 32,918 points, while professional player Goh Jin Wei dropped two places to 47th with 30,165 points. — Bernama
Malay Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Costly call: Wrong strategy doomed Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in China Open final, says coach
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — National men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik lost in the final of the 2025 China Open Badminton Championships yesterday because they adopted the wrong strategy. This is the opinion of national men's doubles head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi after watching Aaron-Wooi Yik go down 15-21, 14-21 to Indonesia's Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Shohibul Fikri in the Super 1000 tournament at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Changzhou. Herry believes that their early strategic errors opened the door for their opponents to dominate from the outset. 'We need to admit that Fajar-Muhammad Shohibul had a better game plan. We, on the other hand, used the wrong strategy in the first game and were left trailing in their wake. 'Their 'no-lift' play (driving the shuttle flat and at pace) was extremely good in the first game. Their attacking quality, especially in the first game, was excellent… they hardly made any mistakes,' he said when contacted by Bernama. Herry also admitted that the strong draught at the venue may have affected Aaron-Wooi Yik's momentum in the final. The defeat marks a worrying trend Aaron-Wooi Yik, the 2022 world champions and two-time Olympic bronze medallists who have now lost six consecutive Super 1000 finals, inluding the All England (2019, 2024); Thailand Open (2020); China Open (2023); and Indonesia Open (2023). For their win yesterday, Fajar-Muhammad Shohibul took home USD148,000 (about RM625,000), while runners-up Aaron-Wooi Yik pocketed USD70,000 (about RM296,000). — Bernama
Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Sixth final, no title: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik fall short in China Open Super 1000 showdown
CHANGZHOU (China), July 27 — Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik reportedly fell short of clinching their maiden World Tour Super 1000 title after losing to Indonesia's unseeded pair in the men's doubles final at the China Open. According to Free Malaysia Today, the world No. 2 Malaysians were beaten 15-21, 14-21 in 35 minutes at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Changzhou, with the Indonesian duo dominating from start to finish. Fajar and Shohibul, playing only their second tournament together after returning at the Japan Open last week, delivered a sharp, aggressive performance that left Aaron-Wooi Yik struggling to respond. It was a disappointing outcome for the Malaysians, who were also runners-up at last year's China Open, having lost to home favourites Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in the 2023 final. Aaron and Wooi Yik reprotedly took home US$70,000 (RM295,146) as runners-up, while the Indonesian pair claimed the winner's purse of US$148,000 (RM624,000). This was the sixth time Aaron-Wooi Yik reached the final of a World Tour Super 1000 event, but the title remains elusive.
The Star
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Doubles continue dominant show as Aaron-Wooi Yik reach quarters in China
Malaysia men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star PETALING JAYA: World No. 2 men's doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik marched into the China Open quarter-finals after a convincing win over French brothers Christo and Toma Junior Popov on Thursday (July 24). Aaron-Wooi Yik produced a composed performance to seal a 21-17, 21-18 victory in just 35 minutes in the second round at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre. The win is a boost for the national camp as Aaron-Wooi Yik will face the winners of the all-Malaysian match between Nur Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun in the last eight. With that, Malaysia will have at least one representative in the semi-finals. Another men's pair, Teo Ee Yi-Ong Yew Sin, also kept up their fine momentum by defeating Thailand's Kittinupong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh 21-16, 21-16 to reach the quarter-finals. They are set to face India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty on Friday. Meanwhile, mixed doubles pair Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien put up a spirited fight against top seeds Feng Yanzhe-Huang Dongping of China but fell short, going down 11-21, 26-24, 9-21.
