BAM's reshuffled men's pairs falter in Taiwan
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's men's doubles reshuffle came under renewed scrutiny at the Taiwan Open on Wednesday after both Man Wei Chong-Soh Wooi Yik and Wan Arif Junaidi-Kang Khai Xing suffered opening-round exits, leaving only one of the four newly-formed national combinations in the tournament.
Wei Chong-Wooi Yik endured a disappointing 21-9, 20-22, 21-14 defeat to Japan's Haruki Kawabe-Kenta Matsukawa, while Wan Arif-Khai Xing were beaten 21-17, 24-22 by Indonesia's Ali Faathir Rayhan-Devin Aritha Wahyudi.
The two defeats came just hours after Tee Kai Wun-Yap Roy King were also shown the exit, meaning Aaron Chia-Aaron Tai were the only reshuffled national pair to survive the opening round after securing their maiden victory earlier in the day.
…
This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.
Related stories
About this story
- Source
- New Straits Times
- Originally published
- Jul 29, 2026
- Updated here
- Aug 15, 2026
- Produced by
- Malaysia Times desk (brief) — reporting by the source
- Corrections
- Corrections log · Report an error