BWF World Tour: Wei Chong- Kai Wun Keep Hopes Alive, Aaron Wooi Yik On Tender Hooks

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- National men's doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun have revived their hopes of advancing to the semi-finals of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals after defeating Taiwan's Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi Lin in their second Group A match in Hangzhou, China today.

In the match held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Wei Chong-Kai Wun secured a straight-sets victory, winning 21-18, 21-19 in 34 minutes.

This marks the first win for the national pair in the tournament after losing their opening match yesterday.

Wei Chong-Kai Wun face a tough task tomorrow as they go up against the world number one pair from South Korea, Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae, in their final Group A fixture.

Meanwhile, national number one pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik faced a different fate, losing to China's Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang 14-21, 18-21 in a 44-minute encounter.

Following this result, Aaron-Wooi Yik must win their match tomorrow against India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty to keep their semi-final hopes alive.

According to the tournament format, the top two pairs from each group will advance to the semi-finals scheduled for this Saturday.

-- BERNAMA