KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — National men’s doubles shuttler Aaron Chia will compete in the 2025 All-England Badminton Championships after all.
National men’s doubles head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi confirmed that Aaron, who recently suffered a shoulder injury, was given the green light to compete in the prestigious tournament, which starts in Birmingham tomorrow.
“Based on the information received yesterday, Aaron will play in the All-England,” he told Bernama.
The Indonesian coaching legend, however, will not be in Birmingham to guide his charges due to visa issues.
Aaron and his doubles partner, Soh Wooi Yik, will begin their journey in the world’s oldest badminton tournament by taking on Denmark’s Rasmus Kjaer-Frederik Sogaard.
Aaron-Wooi Yik are seeded fifth for the All-England, having finished as runners-up in the 2019 and 2024 editions.
The shoulder injury Aaron suffered led to the 2022 world champions suffering a stunning 18-21, 8-21 opening-round loss to China’s young combination of Sun Wen Jun-Zhu Yi Jun in the Orleans Masters, a Super 300 tournament, in France last week.
— Bernama
