PARIS: National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei confirmed their tickets to the Paris 2024 O...
: National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei confirmed their tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympics quarter-finals, after notching second consecutive victories in their group stage matches, today.
The world number four Aaron-Wooi Yik, who are the reigning bronze medalist, beat Adam Dong-Nyl Yakura of Canada 21-10, 21-15 in a 40-minute Group A match. “This is the first time we play them, though the level is different it was a little tricky because one is left-handed , one right-handed. But our advantage is in terms of strength and didn’t have much problem to secure the victory.
Based on record, Aaron-Wooi Yik only had won twice in eight matches between them, however they won the last encounter against the Chinese pair at the Thomas Cup semi-finals in April when Malaysia lost 1-3 to the hosts in Chengdu.
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