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New Straits Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Tired Aaron-Wooi Yik know how to survive [WATCH]
KUALA LUMPUR: Men's pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik seemed to have learnt to fight fatigue as they produced another extraordinary effort today to reach the Malaysia Masters final. World No. 3 Aaron-Wooi Yik's win over Denmark's world No. 1 Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen has assured the hosts of the Malaysia Masters title after 12 years. Aaron-Wooi Yik are also a match away from completing their first career hat-trick after winning the Asia Championships last month and Thailand Open last week. Compatriots Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun had outplayed Japan's world No. 20 Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi 21-12, 21-14 in the other semi-final. Despite physical and mental exhaustion, Aaron-Wooi Yik outwitted Astrup-Rasmussen 21-19, 17-21, 21-15 in 64 minutes. This will be the fourth time the Super 500 tournament features an all-Malaysia final. Goh V Shem-Lim Khim Wah secured the nation's last title in 2013, beating compatriots Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong. It will also be the first time Aaron-Wooi Yik reached a final at home while Wei Chong-Kai Wun will feature in their second after the 2023 Malaysia Masters. However, Wooi Yik wasn't thinking about the records and was relieved to have survived a difficult clash against Astrup-Rasmussen. "It's very difficult in back-to-back tournaments, but we tried to overcome it as this is something new for us," said Wooi Yik. "We didn't want to think at the start that we cannot play. We have to figure out what we can do in every match." Aaron, who is looking forward to giving the fans a great show, said: "We just hope to play a really good game for everyone who comes here to support us. Winning or losing in secondary," said Aaron. "I think we have to treat the match against Wei Chong-Kai Wun (their head-to-head record is 2-2) tomorrow like training. Of course, we also want to win but the most important thing is that the title has been confirmed for Malaysia. "There will be some kind of tiredness playing back-to-back tournaments, so it doesn't really matter for us." Results: Semi-finals (Malaysians unless stated) Men's singles: K. Srikanth (Ind) bt Yushi Tanaka (Jpn) 21-18, 24-22; Li Shi Feng (Chn) bt Kodai Naraoka (Jpn) 21-15, 21-15. Doubles: Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun bt Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi (Jpn) 21-12, 21-14; Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik bt Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Den) 21-19, 17-21, 21-15. Women's singles: Han Yue (Chn) bt Akane Yamaguchi (Jpn) 21-19, 21-16; Wang Zhi Yi (Chn) bt Ratchanok Intanon (Tha) 21-17, 21-16. Doubles: Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning (Chn) bt Apriyani Rahayu-Febi Setianingrum (Ina) 12-21, 21-7, 21-9; Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian (Chn) bt Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah 21-16, 15-21, 21-14. Mixed doubles: Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Dong Ping (Chn) bt Ye Hong Wei-Nicole Gonzalez Chan (Tpe) 21-10, 21-7; Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin (Chn) bt Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi (Chn) 15-21, 22-20, 21-19
New Straits Times
23-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Wei Chong-Kai Wun stun Sze Fei-Izzuddin in Malaysia Masters
KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 8 Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun stunned compatriots and world No. 2 Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in the Malaysia Masters men's doubles quarter-finals at the Axiata Arena on Friday. Fifth-seeded Wei Chong-Kai Wun overcame second seeds Sze Fei-Izzuddin 19-21, 21-7, 21-16 in an all-Malaysia clash that lasted 45 minutes. It was Wei Chong-Kai Wun's first career win over Sze Fei-Izzuddin in three meetings. Wei Chong-Kai Wun will play either China's world No. 4 Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang or Japan's world No. 20 Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi in the last four.
