National men’s doubles pairs Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King secure their spots in the Malaysia Open 2026 second round with straight-set victories.
NATIONAL men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik advanced to the second round of the Malaysia Open 2026.
The tournament’s second seeds defeated the United States pairing of Chen Zhi Yi and Presley Smith 21-11, 21-19 at the Axiata Arena.
Wooi Yik said he hoped the victory would serve as a positive start for the new season.
“I hope today is a positive start and we will try to discuss again what can be done on this court because every situation is different,” he told reporters.
The pair will next face either China’s Chen Xu Jun-Liu Yang or Taiwan’s Liu Kuang Heng-Yang Po Han.
Meanwhile, another national pair, Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King, also booked their second-round place.
They overcame the pairing of South Korea’s Choi Sol Gyu and Malaysia’s Goh V Shem 22-20, 21-12.
Wan Arif expressed satisfaction at securing revenge for a previous loss to the same opponents.
“Alhamdulillah, we managed to get revenge against our opponents because the last time we played them in Australia, we lost in straight sets,” he said.
Wan Arif-Roy King will next take on India’s top seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
