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(from left to right) National badminton and men’s doubles athletes Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in action during their match against South Korea’s Kim Jae Hyeon and Lee Sang Won, during the quarter-finals of the 2024 Korea Masters at the Iksan Gymnasium in Iksan, South Korea, on November 7, 2024. — Picture via FACEBOOK/BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA – BAM

Korea Masters: Aaron-Wooi Yik through to semis

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — National top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik had no problem checking into the semi-finals of the Korea Masters 2024 in Iksan City today.

Top seeds Chia-soh lived up to expectations as they needed 33 minutes to ease past home duo Kim Jae Hyeon-Lee Sang Won, 21-17, 21-12, during the quarter-finals of the Super 300 tournament at the Iksan Gymnasium.

Tomorrow, the country’s sole survivors will take on Taiwanese pair Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi-Lin for a place in the final.

The world number 76 Chiu-Wang had earlier stunned world number 43 from China Xie Hao Nan-Zeng Wei Han 21-12, 16-21, 21-19.

— Bernama

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