PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik’s hopes of winning their first World Tour Super 1000 title were dashed after they were beaten by Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri in the China Open final.

Aaron-Wooi Yik could not raise their game and lost 15-21, 14-21 to the pumped-up Indonesian duo at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Changzhou on Sunday (July 27).

Fajar-Shohibul were only competing in their second tournament after the Japan Open last week, but played brilliantly to come away with the commanding win in just 35 minutes.

It was a disappointment for Aaron-Wooi Yik, who also finished runners-up in the 2023 China Open after losing to home favourites Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang.