PETALING JAYA: Malaysian pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik defeated Britain’s Sean Vendy-Ben Lane in Group A of the Paris Olympics badminton match on Saturday.
In their pursuit to snag the gold, the world number four pair fought hard to overcome the English pair by 19-21, 21-16, 21- 11, the New Straits Times reported.
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Aaron-Wooi Yik will face Canada’s Nyl Yakura-Adam Dong on Sunday in their second fixture.
The win was crucial for the national shuttlers to advance to the quarter-finals to clinch a “top-two finish”, as quoted.
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