Double blow as Aaron-Wooi Yik fail to make semis in China
They lost the final group match in three games to Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty.
They lost the final group match in three games to Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty.
The top seeds lose in straight games in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles event.
The Malaysians have now lost to their Chinese opponents four times in six meetings.
KUALA LUMPUR: World champions Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei have pulled out of the Korea Open, which begins on Tuesday, to take a much-needed break before returning to action in Europe next month.
KUALA LUMPUR: World champions Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei still hailed Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Dong Ping as the undisputed world No 1 mixed doubles pair after finally breaking their hoodoo against the Chinese stars to reach the China Masters final in Shenzhen on Saturday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei stretched their winning streak to eight matches since being crowned world champions after outlasting Hong Kong’s Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet 21-12, 12-21, 21-17 to reach the China Masters semi-finals in Shenzhen today.
The world champions defeated Hong Kong’s Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet in three hard-fought games.
KUALA LUMPUR: Chen Tang Jie played the lead role perfectly to provide cover for the flu-stricken Toh Ee Wei at the China Masters as the mixed doubles world champions battled into the quarter-finals on Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Mixed doubles Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei insist they will not be carried away by praise after their historic World Championship triumph, vowing instead to stay disciplined as they chase more glory.