KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The country’s top men’s doubles pair and the top seeds in the tournament, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, suffered a shocking exit at the Hong Kong Open 2025 Badminton Championship.
The top seeds suffered a first-round defeat at the hands of the unheralded English duo Ben Lane-Sean Vendy today.
The top-seeded pair failed to perform at their best, losing 13-21, 13-21 in just 28 minutes in a match at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
It was Chia-Soh's second consecutive loss to the world number 15 pair, after the Arctic Open 2024.
Last month, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the World Championships in Paris.
Another national doubles pair, Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi, also suffered the same fate, being eliminated from the tournament after losing to the Taiwanese duo, Lee Jhe-Huei-Yang Po-Hsuan 24-22, 20-22, 17-21.
