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Barnama
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Barnama
Shuttler Aidil Sholeh Has Coach Nova To Thank For Rise In rankings
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- National men's singles shuttler Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin has gone from being dropped by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) last year to breaking into the top 50 ranking of the world's top players. The 25-year-old, who is now ranked 48th in the world, attributed his rise to the guidance provided by his coach from Indonesia, Nova Armada, who continued to train him despite him (Aidil Sholeh) not being a BAM player. "It's been a year since I left BAM. I am more confident and now my ranking is on the up as is my performance. bootstrap slideshow "Before I quit (BAM), he (Nova) contacted me and said he wanted to train me. He felt that I could go far. That was the best opportunity (for me to raise my performance level),' he told reporters at the 2025 Malaysia Masters here today. In March, Aidil Sholeh bagged his maiden title as a professional shuttler when he captured the Sri Lanka International Challenge after defeating India's Pranay Katta 21-19, 21-15. He is also grateful to have had the opportunity to spar with some of the world's top players, including world number nine Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan and world number 30 Brian Yang of Canada, whenever they came to Malaysia. Aidil Sholeh added that he is targeting to be among the world's top 32 players by the end of this year, thus paving the way for him to compete in more world-class championships. Earlier, his third Malaysia Masters appearance, however, did not go to plan as he crashed out in the qualifying round, losing 21-8, 17-21, 18-21 to Taiwan's Huang Yu Kai at the Axiata Arena here. He admitted to being disappointed with his performance at the Super 500 tournament, especially after failing to capitalise on his first-game win.
Barnama
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Barnama
Malaysia Masters: Aidil Sholeh Fired Up For Redemption On Home Turf
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- National professional men's singles shuttler, Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin is eyeing redemption against Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen in the qualifying round of the Malaysia Masters 2025, which gets underway this Tuesday at the Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil here. Competing on home turf, Aidil Sholeh believes the host advantage will give him a much-needed boost to upset the seasoned Taiwanese player and secure a spot in the tournament's main draw. 'Playing in front of the home crowd gives me that extra motivation. I know it won't be easy, but my goal is to make it into the main draw. If I can get past Tien Chen, it would be a great start,' he said during a training session at Axiata Arena today. bootstrap slideshow The Selangor-born player last faced Chou at the Taiwan Open earlier this month but suffered a straight-sets defeat, 14-21, 16-21, in the second round. Reflecting on that match, the 25-year-old admitted the loss was largely due to his unforced errors, a costly lesson he hopes to turn around at the Malaysia Masters. 'I was too impatient in Taiwan and made too many mistakes. If I can cut down on those, I believe I can put up a strong fight,' he said confidently. Meanwhile, Aidil Sholeh expressed satisfaction with his performance at the Thailand Open last week, where he upset China's world No. 32 Wang Zheng Xing 21-12, 19-21, 21-17 in the opening round. However, his campaign ended in the second round after falling to another Chinese contender, Lu Guang Zu, in a tight three-setter: 21-18, 16-21, 14-21. Now riding on that momentum, the world No 48 is fired up to deliver his best performance at home and make an impact in the Super 500 tournament.
Free Malaysia Today
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Aaron-Wooi Yik cruise into Thai Open quarter-finals
Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are the newly crowned National Sportsmen of the Year 2024. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Newly crowned National Sportsmen of the Year 2024 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have booked their place in the men's doubles quarter-finals of the Thailand Open after defeating their Japanese opponents in Bangkok tonight. The world No 5 pair defeated the 36th ranked Hiroki Midorikawa-Kyohei Yamashita 21-17, 21-17 in a match lasting 38 minutes. Malaysia is assured of a semi-final berth as Aaron-Wooi Yik will meet compatriots Junaidi Arif-Yap Roy King, who defeated Kang Khai Xing-Aaron Tai 21-11, 21-11 in an all-Malaysian second round match that lasted just 24 minutes. Also in the quarter-final round are women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah. Earlier, national men's singles shuttler Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin put up a gallant display before going down in three games to China's world No 14 player Lu Guang Zu in the second round. The Malaysian world No 48 took the first game 21-18 with some confidence, despite playing an opponent who had won three BWF World Tour titles in the past. However, he lost the remaining games 16-21, 14-21 in the match lasting 69 minutes. It was the first time that Aidil, 25, had made it past the first round in a World Tour Super 500 event. In another men's doubles match, Malaysia's world No 7 pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun suffered a shock defeat to 75th ranked William Kryger Boe-Christian Faust Kjaer from Denmark 21-15, 19-21, 18-21 in 49 minutes. Women's doubles pair Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xin lost tamely to Meilysa Trias Puspitasari-Rachel Alleyssya Rose from Indonesia 18-21, 7-21.
