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The Sun
7 days ago
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- The Sun
Macau Open: Dripping water fails to wash away Wan Arif's maiden tour title
KUALA LUMPUR: 'I even had to battle through water dripping from above.' That was how national men's doubles player Wan Arif Wan Junaidi summed up his gritty performance after finally clinching his first BWF World Tour title with partner Yap Roy King at the 2025 Macau Open yesterday. The fourth-seeded Malaysians stunned Indonesia's top seeds Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 22-20, 21-18 in the Super 300 final held at the Macao East Asian Games Dome. Despite being distracted by water dripping from the roof, the 23-year-old Wan Arif managed to overcome the unusual challenge to seal a memorable day for both himself and Roy King. 'During the final, water was dripping even when I served, during rallies and while smashing — it was falling on my head. But I told myself, if I'm affected, so too are my opponents. So I just tried to focus point by point,' he said in an audio message shared by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) today. The fifth meeting between the two pairs had to be stopped frequently due to the dripping water from the roof, which made the court surface slippery and dangerous. Wan Arif was also pleased to avenge their previous defeat to Sabar and Moh Reza in the final of the 2024 Madrid Spain Masters, where they lost 18-21, 21-17, 19-21. He added that he and Roy King have adapted better to the gameplay and tactical approach introduced by national men's doubles head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi, six months after the high-profile Indonesian coach began his stint with Malaysia. Meanwhile, Herry, when contacted by Bernama, challenged Wan Arif-Roy King to maintain consistency in upcoming tournaments. He also expressed confidence that the duo's breakthrough title could boost their confidence heading into the 2025 World Championships, scheduled to be held in Paris from Aug 25–31. In a separate development, national men's singles shuttler Justin Hoh said his loss to Indonesia's Alwi Farhan at 15-21, 5-21 in the same tournament's final served as a valuable lesson in patience and game strategy improvement. Despite Justin falling short of clinching his first World Tour title, national singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen remained pleased with the 21-year-old's maturity and urged him to bounce back stronger in the future.- BERNAMA
Barnama
29-05-2025
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- Barnama
Singapore Open: Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin, Soon Huat-Shevon March Into Quarters
By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz SINGAPORE, May 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's world number one men's doubles pair, Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, powered into the Singapore Open 2025 quarterfinals with a dominant win in an all-Malaysian second-round clash today. The world number one duo delivered a polished performance to overcome Wan Arif Wan Junaidi and Yap Roy King, ranked 23rd in the world, with a convincing 21-13, 21-11 victory in 33 minutes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. bootstrap slideshow Nur Izzuddin said their main focus was simply to give their best in today's match. 'We just focused on our preparation, enjoyed the game, and did our best,' he told Bernama, adding that they now aim to carry the momentum into the next round. Meanwhile, Wan Arif and Roy King said they would focus on improving ahead of the Indonesia Open 2025 next week. Wan Arif-Roy King will open their Indonesia Open 2025 campaign against French duo Eloi Adam-Leo Rossi. 'Although our performance today was better, we were still inconsistent and made too many mistakes. Next, we'll try to enjoy the game in the Indonesia Open and hope for a better result,' said Wan Arif. In the mixed doubles event, Malaysia's top-seeded duo Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemie also marched into the quarterfinals after a solid straight-game win over China's newly formed pair Feng Yan Zhe and Wei Ya Xin, triumphing 21-11, 21-19 in 34 minutes.
The Sun
16-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Aaron-Wooi Yik storm into semi-finals, eye first Thai Open title
BANGKOK: Malaysia's leading men's doubles pair and reigning Asian men's doubles champions, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, have set their sights on clinching the Thailand Open 2025 title after sweeping aside compatriots Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King in the quarter-finals today. Aaron-Wooi Yik, the tournament's second seeds, defeated their junior counterparts Wan Arif-Roy King 21-12, 21-13, to set up a semi-final clash with home favourites and tournament fifth seeds Kittinupong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh of Thailand tomorrow. Aaron said they are focused on taking it one game at a time but remain hopeful of securing the title this year. 'Of course, we hope to go all the way to win it, but at the moment, we just need to give our best in every match we play. 'For tomorrow, we just need to prepare ourselves to face the match and give it everything we have. Win or lose, it's secondary as long as we have given our best,' he told Bernama after the match. Aaron also noted that it is encouraging to see the rise of many junior pairs, such as Wan Arif-Roy King, Man Wei Chong-Kai Wun Tee, and Choong Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal, participating in major tournaments. 'The juniors are improving, and we are getting more and more men's doubles pairs in major tournaments, which is a healthy sign for the country,' he said. Meanwhile, Wan Arif admitted they did not deliver their best performance against the senior pair Aaron-Soh and acknowledged the need for significant improvements to progress further in future tournaments. 'Unfortunately, we couldn't perform at our best today, which cost us the match. After the game, I think we need to work on receiving the shuttle better and improving our consistency in the game plan,' he said. For the record, the last Malaysian men's doubles pair to win the Thailand Open title were Chan Peng Soon-Lim Khim Wah in 2009. Other results ------------------ Men's Singles: [5] Loh Kean Yew (SGP) bt Ramus Gemke (DEN) 15-21, 21-12, 21-11 [2] Ander Antonsen (DEN bt Jeon Hyeok Jin (KOR) [1] Kunlavut Vitidsarn (THA) bt [6] Kenta Nishimoto (JPN) 21-16, 21-18 Men's Doubles: [1] Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto (INA) bt [7] Liu Kuang Heng-Yang Po Han (TPE) 21-18, 21-17 William Kryger Boe-Christian Faust Kjaer (DEN) bt [8] Lee Fang-Chih-Lee Fang-Jen 21-18, 21-14 Kittinupong Kerden-Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA) bt [4] Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (INA) 21-18, 21-13 Women's Singles: [2] Chen Yu Fei (CHN) bt Pornpicha Choeikeewong (THA) 21-15, 21-14 [3] Tomoka Miyazaki (JPN) bt [7] Ratchanok Intanon (THA) 21-16, 21-16 Women's Doubles: Jeong Na Eun-Lee Yeon Woo (KOR) bt [2] Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi (INA) 21-13, 21-8 Rui Hirokami-Sayaka Hobara (JPN) bt Meilysa Trias Puspitasari-Rachel Allessya Rose (INA) 21-9, 21-16 Hsu Ya Ching-Sung Yu-Hsuan (TPE) bt [6] Hsu Yin-Hui-Lin Jhih Yun (TPE) 21-9, 21-18
The Sun
16-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Aaron-Wooi Yik eye Thailand Open 2025 title after QF win
BANGKOK: Malaysia's leading men's doubles pair and reigning Asian men's doubles champions, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, have set their sights on clinching the Thailand Open 2025 title after sweeping aside compatriots Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King in the quarter-finals today. Aaron-Wooi Yik, the tournament's second seeds, defeated their junior counterparts Wan Arif-Roy King 21-12, 21-13, to set up a semi-final clash with home favourites and tournament fifth seeds Kittinupong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh of Thailand tomorrow. Aaron said they are focused on taking it one game at a time but remain hopeful of securing the title this year. 'Of course, we hope to go all the way to win it, but at the moment, we just need to give our best in every match we play. 'For tomorrow, we just need to prepare ourselves to face the match and give it everything we have. Win or lose, it's secondary as long as we have given our best,' he told Bernama after the match. Aaron also noted that it is encouraging to see the rise of many junior pairs, such as Wan Arif-Roy King, Man Wei Chong-Kai Wun Tee, and Choong Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal, participating in major tournaments. 'The juniors are improving, and we are getting more and more men's doubles pairs in major tournaments, which is a healthy sign for the country,' he said. Meanwhile, Wan Arif admitted they did not deliver their best performance against the senior pair Aaron-Soh and acknowledged the need for significant improvements to progress further in future tournaments. 'Unfortunately, we couldn't perform at our best today, which cost us the match. After the game, I think we need to work on receiving the shuttle better and improving our consistency in the game plan,' he said. For the record, the last Malaysian men's doubles pair to win the Thailand Open title were Chan Peng Soon-Lim Khim Wah in 2009. Other results ------------------ Men's Singles: [5] Loh Kean Yew (SGP) bt Ramus Gemke (DEN) 15-21, 21-12, 21-11 [2] Ander Antonsen (DEN bt Jeon Hyeok Jin (KOR) [1] Kunlavut Vitidsarn (THA) bt [6] Kenta Nishimoto (JPN) 21-16, 21-18 Men's Doubles: [1] Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto (INA) bt [7] Liu Kuang Heng-Yang Po Han (TPE) 21-18, 21-17 William Kryger Boe-Christian Faust Kjaer (DEN) bt [8] Lee Fang-Chih-Lee Fang-Jen 21-18, 21-14 Kittinupong Kerden-Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA) bt [4] Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (INA) 21-18, 21-13 Women's Singles: [2] Chen Yu Fei (CHN) bt Pornpicha Choeikeewong (THA) 21-15, 21-14 [3] Tomoka Miyazaki (JPN) bt [7] Ratchanok Intanon (THA) 21-16, 21-16 Women's Doubles: Jeong Na Eun-Lee Yeon Woo (KOR) bt [2] Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi (INA) 21-13, 21-8 Rui Hirokami-Sayaka Hobara (JPN) bt Meilysa Trias Puspitasari-Rachel Allessya Rose (INA) 21-9, 21-16 Hsu Ya Ching-Sung Yu-Hsuan (TPE) bt [6] Hsu Yin-Hui-Lin Jhih Yun (TPE) 21-9, 21-18
Barnama
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Barnama
Aaron-Wooi Yik Storm Into Semi-finals, Eye First Thai Open Title
By Kenny Teng Khoon Hock BANGKOK, May 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's leading men's doubles pair and reigning Asian men's doubles champions, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, have set their sights on clinching the Thailand Open 2025 title after sweeping aside compatriots Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King in the quarter-finals today. Aaron-Wooi Yik, the tournament's second seeds, defeated their junior counterparts Wan Arif-Roy King 21-12, 21-13, to set up a semi-final clash with home favourites and tournament fifth seeds Kittinupong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh of Thailand tomorrow. bootstrap slideshow Aaron said they are focused on taking it one game at a time but remain hopeful of securing the title this year. "Of course, we hope to go all the way to win it, but at the moment, we just need to give our best in every match we play. "For tomorrow, we just need to prepare ourselves to face the match and give it everything we have. Win or lose, it's secondary as long as we have given our best," he told Bernama after the match. Aaron also noted that it is encouraging to see the rise of many junior pairs, such as Wan Arif-Roy King, Man Wei Chong-Kai Wun Tee, and Choong Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal, participating in major tournaments. "The juniors are improving, and we are getting more and more men's doubles pairs in major tournaments, which is a healthy sign for the country," he said. Meanwhile, Wan Arif admitted they did not deliver their best performance against the senior pair Aaron-Soh and acknowledged the need for significant improvements to progress further in future tournaments.
