KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — The national men's doubles challenge at the 2025 Badminton World Championships ended at the quarter-finals after both pairs, including world number two Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, lost to their respective opponents in Paris, France, early this morning.
In the quarter-finals at the Adidas Arena, Chia-Soh, former world champions, failed to match the greatness of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty of India when they lost 12-21, 19-21 in a 43-minute match.
At the same time, the pair of Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun put up a fierce fight before surrendering to the world number one pair Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae from South Korea 21-23, 23-21, 15-21 in a tough 69-minute match.
The defeat of both pairs resulted in no Malaysian representatives reaching the men's doubles semi-finals in this edition.
However, Malaysia still has hope through two other pairs, namely the women's doubles main draw Pearly Tan-Thinaah Muralitharan and the mixed doubles Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei who will be in action in the semi-finals today.
