Aaron-Wooi Yik survive scare at World Championships opener
The world No 4 pair overcame a sluggish start to beat Thailand’s 38th-ranked duo in three games to enter the second round.
In the opening match of the World Championships, Malaysian men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and his partner made a slow start but managed to secure a victory against Thailand's Peeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul. Despite the initial struggle to find their rhythm, the world No 4 pair overcame the deficit and triumphed with a scoreline of 15-21, 21-11, 21-18 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
The match, which lasted 57 minutes, saw the former world champions recover to clinch the win. Following their partnership hiatus earlier this year to explore new combinations, Aaron-Wooi Yik will advance to the second round of the competition, where they will face either their compatriots Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun or China's Huang Di-Liu Yang.
The Malaysians, who claimed the World Championships title in 2022 in Tokyo, Japan, had previously reached the quarter-finals at last year's tournament before being eliminated. Meanwhile, in the mixed doubles category, Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien faced a straight-set defeat to Indonesia's Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, losing 16-21, 3-21 in 33 minutes.
In the men's singles competition, Justin Hoh was also eliminated in the opening round, suffering a narrow 18-21, 8-21 loss to Taiwan's Lin Chun-Yi in 40 minutes.
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