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Soh Wooi Yik-Aaron Tai stun world No. 10 pair to reach China Masters quarter-finals

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Malaysia’s challenge in the singles category at the China Masters 2026 came to an end today but “scratch pair” Soh Wooi Yik-Aaron Tai kept the...

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苏伟奕/戴资颖爆冷击败世界排名第十的组合,晋级中国大师赛四分之一决赛

At the China Masters 2026, Malaysia's singles challenge concluded with K.

Letshanaa's defeat in the women's singles, but the "scratch pair" of Soh Wooi Yik and Aaron Tai advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating China's top-ranked duo.

Veteran mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai also progressed to the last eight after overcoming Japan's Akira Koga and Natsu Saito.

In contrast, the women's doubles team of Low Zi Yu and Noraqilah Maisarah exited the tournament following their loss to China's Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Malaysia’s challenge in the singles category at the China Masters 2026 came to an end today but “scratch pair” Soh Wooi Yik-Aaron Tai kept the national flag flying high by storming into the quarter-finals at the Shenzhen Arena.

Despite being a temporary combination, Wooi Yik-Aaron pulled off an upset against China’s world number 10 pair, Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi, winning in straight sets 21-13, 21-18 in just 40 minutes during their Round of 16 clash.

The Malaysian duo will next face either another home pair, Hu Ke Yuan-Lin Xiang Yi or He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu in the quarter-finals.

In the mixed doubles, veteran pair and eighth seeds Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai also secured their spot in the last eight after a hard-fought battle against Japan’s Akira Koga-Natsu Saito with the Malaysians regaining their composure to seal the match 21-14, 19-21, 21-10.

Soon Huat-Shevon, who hold a superior head-to-head record against their next opponents are set to face China’s Gao Jia Xuan-Wu Meng Ying for a place in the semi-finals.

However, it was the end of the road for the nation’s singles department after K. Letshanaa fell to world number two Wang Zhi Yi,10-21, 8-21, marking her fourth consecutive defeat to the Chinese star in women’s singles category.

In the women’s doubles, the young pair of Low Zi Yu-Noraqilah Maisarah also saw their run come to an end after losing 13-21, 16-21 to China’s formidable duo, Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian.

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