PETALING JAYA: Top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik maintained their impressive form at the Singapore Open with a victory over Denmark’s Frederik Sogaard-Rasmus Kjaer on Wednesday (May 28).
In the first-round clash at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Aaron-Wooi Yik started strongly in the opening game. Although the Danish duo attempted a comeback in the second game, the Malaysians still riding high after their runner-up finish at the Malaysian Masters last week, secured their second-round spot with a 21-19, 24-22 win in 44 minutes.
This marked their second victory over Sogaard-Kjaer, having previously defeated them in the Malaysian Masters quarter-finals at Axiata Arena, considered by many as payback for the Danes’ controversial win over the younger pair, Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing.
Also advancing to the next round were Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King, who defeated France’s Eloi Adam-Leo Rossi 21-13, 21-18 in just 36 minutes.
However, Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri saw their Singapore Open campaign end in the first round, losing to India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty 16-21, 13-21.
Earlier, men’s singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao advanced to the second round after receiving a walkover following the withdrawal of China’s Lei Lanxi.
