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Malay Mail
2 days ago
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Aaron Chia eyes all-Malaysian men's doubles semis in Paris
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — Malaysia's top men's doubles player, Aaron Chia, is dreaming of an all-Malaysian line-up in the men's doubles semi-finals of the 2025 World Championships in Paris, which will be held from Aug 25 to 31. Aaron, who partners Soh Wooi Yik, believes the scenario is not impossible given the strong performances by top Malaysian pairs this year, including world No. 3 Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, world No. 7 Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and world No. 22 Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King. Should that dream come true, the 28-year-old said it would be especially meaningful as the semi-finals at the prestigious tournament — to be held at the Adidas Arena — will take place just a day before Malaysia celebrates its 68th National Day. 'I think Wei Chong-Kai Wun and Wan Arif-Roy King also have a chance of making the semi-finals. If we have four Malaysian pairs there, we can celebrate National Day early,' he told reporters after a training session here today. Based on this year's performances, Aaron-Wooi Yik, currently ranked world No. 2, are Malaysia's most successful pair, having won three titles -- the Badminton Asia Championships, Thailand Open and Singapore Open, in addition to finishing runners-up at the Malaysia Masters and China Open. Wei Chong-Kai Wun have also captured the Indonesia Masters and Malaysia Masters titles, while Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin and Wan Arif-Roy King each secured a title at the India Open and Macau Open respectively. Aaron is hopeful that the world championships venue will once again bring him good fortune, having defended his Olympic bronze medal at the same location during the 2024 Olympic Games. He is aiming to recreate the magic of their 2022 world title triumph in Tokyo. 'We played at the same arena last year. I hope we can perform well this time — even better,' he said. In August 2022, Aaron-Wooi Yik made history as Malaysia's first badminton world champions after defeating Indonesia's veteran pair and three-time world champions Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan 21-19, 21-14. Aaron added that their current focus is on maintaining consistency ahead of the Paris showdown. He also identified world No. 1 pair Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae as the biggest threat to the competition, as the in-form South Koreans have already claimed five titles this year, including the prestigious All England in March. — Bernama
Malay Mail
23-07-2025
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- Malay Mail
China Open: Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai crash out in first round
KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The hopes of national mixed doubles pair of Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie of reaching the final of China Open Badminton Championship were dashed in the 2025 edition when they crashed out in the first round in Changzhou today. The world number six was shown the way out by Indonesian pair, Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu in 21-18, 22-24, 15-21 over an hour. This is Soon Huat-Shevon's second defeat to the same pair, apart from failing to retain their runner-up position in the tournament in the 2024 edition. Meanwhile, the national professional men's doubles, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, had to forget their desire to defend the championship title when they were shocked by a defeat to the world's 40th ranked pair from South Korea, Kang Min Hyuk-Kim Dong Ju 15-21, 21-15, 21-17 in 56 minutes. It was a double defeat for the world's third-ranked pair, who also failed to defend their Japan Open title when they lost in the final last Sunday. The country's number one men's doubles, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, started the Super 1000 tournament campaign on the right foot when they defeated Danish pair, Rasmus Kjær-Frederik Søgaard 21-19, 21-15 in 41 minutes. Awaiting them in the second round are either French pair, Christo Popov-Toma Junior Popov or Kevin Lee-Ty Alexander Lindeman of Canada. — Bernama
