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The Sun
30 minutes ago
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- The Sun
Aaron-Wooi Yik blazes way into Singapore Open 2025 final
KUALA LUMPUR: Red-hot Malaysian men's doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have blazed their way into the Singapore Open 2025 final, where they will face Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea, tomorrow. The world No. 3 pair have been in great form this season, having captured the Thailand Open title on May 18 and finishing as runners-up at the Malaysia Masters last week. However, Aaron-Wooi Yik will need to be cautious, as they lost to the Korean pair in their previous encounter at the India Open 2025 in January. Won Ho-Seung Jae cruised to the final after defeating Danish pair, Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, 21-17 and 21-16. Aaron-Wooi Yik, the third seeds, showcased their class and composure by ousting India's duo, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, 19-21, 21-10, 21-18 in 64 minutes. It was a dominant display from the Malaysians to mark their 10th victory after 13 head-to-head encounters against the Indian pair and Wooi Yik described the semi-final clash against the Indian duo as a high-quality match. 'I think every point was very important for us. Even when we were leading by one or two points, we couldn't relax, we had to stay focused because they had many strategies and every shot was critical,' he said in a BWF audio recording shared with the media. When asked about the title showdown tomorrow, Aaron said: 'The focus is on giving our all, one step at a time: The most important thing now is to rest well and recover properly for the match. We know it's going to be a tough one.'
The Sun
36 minutes ago
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- The Sun
Singapore Open 2025: Aaron-Wooi Yik set up final showdown with South Koreans
KUALA LUMPUR: Red-hot Malaysian men's doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have blazed their way into the Singapore Open 2025 final, where they will face Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea, tomorrow. The world No. 3 pair have been in great form this season, having captured the Thailand Open title on May 18 and finishing as runners-up at the Malaysia Masters last week. However, Aaron-Wooi Yik will need to be cautious, as they lost to the Korean pair in their previous encounter at the India Open 2025 in January. Won Ho-Seung Jae cruised to the final after defeating Danish pair, Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, 21-17 and 21-16. Aaron-Wooi Yik, the third seeds, showcased their class and composure by ousting India's duo, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, 19-21, 21-10, 21-18 in 64 minutes. It was a dominant display from the Malaysians to mark their 10th victory after 13 head-to-head encounters against the Indian pair and Wooi Yik described the semi-final clash against the Indian duo as a high-quality match. 'I think every point was very important for us. Even when we were leading by one or two points, we couldn't relax, we had to stay focused because they had many strategies and every shot was critical,' he said in a BWF audio recording shared with the media. When asked about the title showdown tomorrow, Aaron said: 'The focus is on giving our all, one step at a time: The most important thing now is to rest well and recover properly for the match. We know it's going to be a tough one.'
Barnama
21 hours ago
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- Barnama
A Boost That Jun Hao Needed
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Although national men's singles player Leong Jun Hao exited in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Singapore Open after losing to reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, there were still plenty of positives to take from his performance. Yesterday, Jun Hao lost to Kunlavut 13-21, 11-21 during the Super 750 tournament at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. However, Jun Hao's performance in the Singapore Open 2025, his first quarter-final appearance this year, could mark a turning point in his season after a string of early-round exits. bootstrap slideshow National singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen said he was both impressed and pleasantly surprised with the way the world number 25 shuttler approached the game in Singapore, particularly when upsetting world number five Jonatan Christie of Indonesia, 21-16, 21-19, at the second round of the tournament last Thursday, highlighting his true potential. 'You need to gain confidence and believe in yourself from a win like that. The process you're going through, the things that you are trying to develop and get better at are working. It's just still about getting the puzzle right every time you choose to step on that court. 'Beating a world-class player is where you build your confidence from. The process you're going through as a player, in terms of development, I truly hope it will (gain confidence),' he said when met at the training session. With signs of progress becoming more evident, all eyes will be on how far Jun Hao can progress at the upcoming Indonesia Open 2025. The Super 1000 tournament will be held at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, from next Tuesday until June 8. The 25-year-old will open the campaign in Indonesia Open against China's Lei Lan Xi, with both players tied 1-1 in their head-to-head record heading into the match.
The Sun
a day ago
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- The Sun
A boost that Jun Hao needed
ALTHOUGH national men's singles player Leong Jun Hao exited in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Singapore Open after losing to reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, there were still plenty of positives to take from his performance. Yesterday, Jun Hao lost to Kunlavut 13-21, 11-21 during the Super 750 tournament at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. However, Jun Hao's performance in the Singapore Open 2025, his first quarter-final appearance this year, could mark a turning point in his season after a string of early-round exits. National singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen said he was both impressed and pleasantly surprised with the way the world number 25 shuttler approached the game in Singapore, particularly when upsetting world number five Jonatan Christie of Indonesia, 21-16, 21-19, at the second round of the tournament last Thursday, highlighting his true potential. 'You need to gain confidence and believe in yourself from a win like that. The process you're going through, the things that you are trying to develop and get better at are working. It's just still about getting the puzzle right every time you choose to step on that court. 'Beating a world-class player is where you build your confidence from. The process you're going through as a player, in terms of development, I truly hope it will (gain confidence),' he said when met at the training session. With signs of progress becoming more evident, all eyes will be on how far Jun Hao can progress at the upcoming Indonesia Open 2025. The Super 1000 tournament will be held at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, from next Tuesday until June 8. The 25-year-old will open the campaign in Indonesia Open against China's Lei Lan Xi, with both players tied 1-1 in their head-to-head record heading into the match.
India Gazette
2 days ago
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- India Gazette
Satwiksairaj-Chirag move to quarterfinals of Singapore Open
Singapore City [Singapore], May 29 (ANI): The top Indian men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Singapore Open tournament on Thursday. 'Sat-Chi', as they are known popularly, defeated the world number eight pair of Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in a remarkable match which saw them come back from being down 19-21 in the first game to win the next two closely contested games by 21-16, 21-19. The official X handle of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) posted, 'Quarterfinals, here we come! Satwik/Chirag dig deep to take down World No. 8 Gutama/Isfahani in a thrilling R16 comeback: 19-21, 21-16, 21-19 . Big fight, big heart -- on to the Last Eight at the Singapore Open 2025!' In the tournament's opener, the duo secured a win in straight games against the world number 41 duo of Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal of Malaysia by 21-16, 21-13. This marks their first competition since pre-quarterfinal elimination at the All England Open in March. Chirag was injured while Satwik faced health issues, forcing them to exit the tournament. Satwiksairaj and Chirag, who failed to win the medal in the Paris Olympics, aim to recapture the magic that saw them make it to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open and India Open back to back this year. The last Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour title of the duo dates back to May 2024, when they won the Thailand Open. Some results from day two of the competition: Women's singles -Aakarshi Kashyap lost to Han Yue (CHN) 17-21, 21-13, 21-7-Unnati Hooda lost to Wang Zhiyi (CHN) 13-21, 21-9, 21-15-Anupama Upadhyaya lost to Sung Shuo-yun (TPE) 21-12, 21-16 Men's singles -Lakshya Sen lost to Lin Chun-yi (TPE) 15-21, 21-17, 13-5 retired Women's doubles -Amrutha Pramuthesh/Sonali Singh beat Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (JPN) via walkover-Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand beat Chang Ching-hui/Yang Ching-Tun (TPE) 21-14, 19-21, 21-17-Vaishnavi Khadkekar/Alisha Khan lost to Gronya Somerville/Angela Yu (AUS) 21-8, 21-9 Mixed doubles -Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde beat Chen Zhi Yi/Francesca Corbett (USA) 21-16, 21-19. (ANI)
