Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik reach Denmark Open quarter-finals, Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing spring upset

Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (right) advanced to the Denmark Open quarterfinals with a straight-game victory in Odense, Denmark, on October 15, 2026. — Bernama file picture

First Published: Thursday, 15 Oct 2026 7:02 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open badminton tournament after defeating compatriots Yap Roy King-Aaron Tai in an all-Malaysian match today.

Playing at the SJF Bank Arena in Odense, the former world champions faced no trouble in overcoming their opponents with a 21-18, 21-11 straight-set victory.

Aaron-Wooi Yik are scheduled to face either the Chinese pair of Hu Ke Yuan-Ren Xiang Yi or the Japanese duo of Hiroki Okamura-Kyohei Yamashita in the battle for a semifinal spot.

In another development, national professional mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing pulled off an upset by defeating world number 5 pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran of Thailand, thereby marching into the quarterfinals.

The pair, ranked 51st in the world, displayed a solid performance to win in straight sets 21-7, 21-11 in just 24 minutes.

Pang Ron-Pei Jing will meet the winner of another second-round match today involving the French combination of Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue, who are set to face Japan’s Akira Koga-Natsu Saito.