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(Malaysians unless stated)
“We are happy with our performance against the Korean pair but obviously our job is not done yet,” said Aaron.
The English pair went on to lose to Satwiksairaj-Chirag in the final.
As for Aaron-Wooi Yik, they are dreaming of becoming Malaysia's first-ever world champions.
“We are feeling really happy and excited to reach the semi-finals. But we want to end this tournament on a big note. We want to go further than this,” said Satwiksairaj.
The duo are hoping to be the first men's pair from India to win the world title and second for their nation after women's singles P.V. Sindhu's feat in 2019.
As for Aaron-Wooi Yik, they are looking to overcome their poor record in the semi-final stage.
> Women's singles: Chen Yufei (Chn) bt Michelle Li (Can) 21-18, 21-17; Tai Tzu-ying (Tpe) bt Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Tha) 21-16, 21-9; Akane Yamaguchi (Jpn) bt Carolina Marin (Spa) 21-17, 21-17, An Se-young (Kor) bt Han Yue (Chn) 21-14, 15-21, 22-20.
Indonesia have booked a ticket in the final as old-timers and two-time world champions Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan take on their younger teammates Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto.

> Mixed doubles: Mark Lamsfuss-Isabel Lohau (Ger) bt Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet (Hkg) 21-13, 13-21, 21-19; Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino (Jpn) bt Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie 21-17, 21-13; Zheng Si 欧冠平台 wei-Huang Yaqiong (Chn) bt Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing 21-9, 21-9; Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping (Chn) bt Seo Seung-jae-Chae Yu-jung (Kor) 21-16, 21-15.
The only time Aaron-Wooi Yik made it to a final this year was when they finished as runners-up in the Asian Championships in May.The duo who beat South Korea's Choi Sol-gyu-Seo Seung-jae 21-18, 21-16 to reach their first world meet semi-finals, want to settle some unfinished business.
> Men's doubles: Mohd Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan (Ina) bt M.R. Arjun-Dhruv Kapila (Ind) 21-8, 21-14; Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik bt Choi Sol-gyu-Seo Seung-jae (Kor) 21-18, 21-16; Fajar Alfian-Mohd Rian Ardianto (Ina) bt Ben Lane-Sean Vendy (Eng) 21-11, 21-16; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty (Ind) bt Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi (Jpn) 24-22, 15-21, 21-14.
WILL Indians Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty serve another heartbreak to the Malaysian camp?
The Indian pair are hungry to avenge their latest loss to world No. 6 Aaron-Wooi Yik in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games mixed team final.
Now, the duo, who have created history by becoming the first Indian pair to secure a medal in the world meet, want more.
> Women's doubles: Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan (Chn) bt Jongkolphan Kititharakul-Rawinda Prajongjai (Tha) 21-16, 21-7; Kim So-yeong-Kong Hee-yong (Kor) bt Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida (Jpn) 21-16, 21-15; Puttita Supajirakul-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) bt Zhang Shuxian-Zheng Yu 今年欧冠在什么平台可以看 (Chn) 15-21, 21-18, 22-20; Mayu Matsumoto-Wakana Nagahara (Jpn) bt Lee So-hee-Shin Seung-chan (Kor) 21-13, 19-21, 21-12.
> Men's singles: Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Tha) bt Loh Kean Yew (Sin) 21-12, 17-21, 21-8; Zhao Junpeng (Chn) bt H.S. Prannoy (Ind) 19-21, 21-6, 21-18; Chou Tien-chen (Tpe) bt Jonatan Christie (Ina) 14-21, 21-11, 22-20; Viktor Axelsen (Den) bt Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Ina) 21-10, 21-10.
The duo were the key players who turned the tide that saw India beating Malaysia in the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup Finals and eventually went on to lift their first-ever team title in Bangkok in May.
Q-FINAL RESULTS
Satwiksairaj-Chirag are seeking their first win over Aaron-Wooi Yik in their sixth attempt.
“We just want to keep our focus in the next match. The main challengers for us are ourselves,” said Aaron.
The world No. 7 Satwiksairaj-Chirag are now the towering threat in Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik's path as both collide in today's mouth-watering men's doubles semi-finals in the World Champi 欧冠平台官网 onships at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
The Malaysians had stumbled in the last four for a whopping six times this year including at the Commonwealth Games individual event, where they lost to Ben Lane-Sean Vendy of England.
The Malaysians have a good record, having won all their five previous head-to-head matches but Satwiksairaj-Chirag are all fired up to use their superior height to cause another upset after dumping defending champions Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the quarter-finals yesterday.
The Indians are the tallest pair left in the world meet with Satwiksairaj standing at 184cm while his partner is 186cm tall.
“We don't want to think too much about the semi-final match. We just want to go out there and enjoy ourselves,” added Satwiksairaj.
The duo had taken full advantage of their physicality to put the home favourites to the sword and came away with a sensational 24-22, 15-21, 21-14 victory in 75 minutes. |
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