KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- National top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik missed out on landing the Arctic Open 2025 title as they were stunned by England’s Ben Lane-Sean Vendy in the final at Vantaa, Finland, today.
During the final of the Super 500 tournament held at the Vantaan Energia arena, Aaron-Wooi Yik had a rough start, with several unforced errors and a few wayward shots proving costly as they fell in the first game, 18-21.
After leading 15-11, the top seeds nearly let it slip as the unseeded pair clawed back to 21-21, but the Malaysians held firm under pressure to seal the second game 27-25 and force a decider.
Holding an 11-10 lead, the two-time Olympic bronze medallists faltered at a crucial moment, allowing the English pair to turn the tide at 16-15 before sealing their maiden title this year with a 21-17 win in the match that lasted one hour and 16 minutes.
This was Lane-Vendy’s fourth win in 10 meetings against the 2022 world champions.
As winners, Lane-Vendy walked away with a prize money worth US$37,525 (approximately RM159,000) while Aaron-Wooi Yik got US$18,050 (about RM76,000).
However, Malaysia still had reason to smile as the national number one women’s doubles pair, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, delivered a commanding performance to crush Japan’s Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi 21-7, 21-9 in just 32 minutes, securing their second title of the year after winning the Thailand Open in May.
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