Malaysian men’s double shuttlers cap hot run at Asian Championships with golden finish

They also ended Malaysia’s 18-year wait for the men’s doubles title in the Asian meet after Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah last triumphed in 2007.

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Gold medallists Malaysia's Soh Wooi Yik (R) and Aaron Chia pose with their trophies during the award ceremony for men's doubles final match at the Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, in China's eastern Zhejiang Province on April 13, 2025. PHOTO: AFP

April 14, 2025

PETALING JAYA – Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik crowned their superb run in the Asian Championships by beating world No. 16 homesters Chen Boyang-Liu Yi 21-19, 21-17 in the final at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium on Sunday (April 13).

World No. 6 Aaron-Wooi Yik played brilliantly to come out on top in a closely fought match, which lasted 47 minutes, to win their first gold in the tourney after finishing runners-up to Indonesia’s Pramudya Kusumawardana-Yeremia Rambitan in 2022.

They also ended Malaysia’s 18-year wait for the men’s doubles title in the Asian meet after Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah last triumphed in 2007.

Aaron-Wooi Yik had won all their matches in straight games, including impressive victories over Indonesia and China’s top pairs Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto (last eight) and Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang (last four) respectively.

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