{"id":10461,"date":"2021-07-27T21:55:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T13:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10461"},"modified":"2021-07-27T21:55:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T13:55:07","slug":"olympic-debutants-aaron-wooi-yik-storm-into-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10461","title":{"rendered":"Olympic debutants Aaron-Wooi Yik storm into quarter-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TOKYO, July 27 — National men\u2019s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik produced a storming performance to trounce Canada\u2019s Jason Ho-Shue-Nyl Yakura 21-15, 21-13 and qualify for the last eight in style tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World number nine Aaron-Wooi Yik were in their element, producing powerful smashes and flicks, to overcome the Canadian world number 32 in just 33 minutes in their final Group D match at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going into the match knowing they had to win to make the last eight, the Malaysians, who lost\u00a016-21, 19-21 to\u00a0three-time world champions Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia in the second match yesterday, played with more urgency to stay in total control for an emphatic straight-game win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Aaron\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Aaron-Wooi Yik had earlier made their Olympic debut by beating South Korea’s Choi Sol-gyu-Seo Seung-jae 22-24, 15-21 on Saturday (July 24).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, second seeds Ahsan-Hendra defeated the Koreans 21-12, 19-21, 21-18 in another match to top Group  D by winning all their three matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaron-Wooi Yik, the 2019 SEA Games champions, finished second in the group with two wins and one defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quarter-finals are scheduled to be held on Thursday (July 29).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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