Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik today put their names in the record books after becoming Malaysia’s first-ever Badminton World Champions! The world’s No 6 claimed a historic victory over Indonesia’s world No 3 Mohd Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan in the final of the World Championship at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium today, winning 21-19, 21-14.
As reported by The Star, the victory is even more impressive given how the pair were behind 7-11 at the interval and the game seemed over at 16-11 and 18-12. However, Aaron and Wooi Yik persevered and made a comeback for an emphatic and historic win.
Previously, the Malaysian pair had beaten the Indonesians to claim bronze at the Tokyo Olympics last year. Today, they have gone one step further and won Malaysia’s first-ever Badminton World Championships title. Malaysia Boleh!
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