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Aaron-Wooi Yik suffer surprise loss, fail to reach WTF semi-finals

KUALA LUMPUR: Men's doubles Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik's group stage jinx at the World Tour Finals (WTF) continued with a shock straight-game loss to Indonesia's Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Moh Reza Pahlevi in Hangzhou, China, today.

Playing in the WTF for the fifth time, world No. 5 Aaron-Wooi Yik failed to advance to the semi-finals after losing 21-16, 21-16 to world No. 11 Sabar-Reza in a 41-minute Group B clash.

It was the first meeting between the two pairs.

Sabar-Reza reached the last four with compatriots Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto of Indonesia.

Aaron-Wooi Yik also failed to get past the group stage in 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023.

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