Never enough for Herry

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PETALING JAYA: Coach Herry Iman Pierngadi is a hard man to please.

The Indonesian is far from satisfied even though 2025 has been one of the best seasons for Malaysia’s men’s doubles department.

The season is nearing its conclusion with just a handful of tournaments remaining – the ongoing Korean Masters, followed by the Kumamoto Masters in Japan, the Australian Open in Sydney, the SEA Games in Thailand in December, and finally, the season-ending World Tour Finals in Hangzhou.

Herry wants to see the men’s doubles shuttlers finish the year on a high note.

He has decided to withdraw top pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik from the Kumamoto Masters and Australian Open to focus on the two major events in December – the SEA Games and the World Tour Finals.

“Yes, we’ve won several titles and there have been improvements, but I’m still not content,” said Herry.

Aaron-Wooi Yik have enjoyed a stellar year, winning the Asian Championships, Thailand Open, and Singapore Open, while finishing runners-up at the Malaysian Masters and China Open.

Meanwhile, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun captured the Malaysian Masters crown and are still in the running to qualify for the World Tour Finals.

While pushing for higher standards among the elite pairs, Herry is also keeping an eye on the next generation.

He was actively involved in the Talent Identification Programme (TID) organised by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), which brought together 36 doubles players aged 14–16 from 15 states.

“I saw potential in about four to six players – they looked promising,” said Herry.

“For 16-year-olds, they showed good quality in their game. We haven’t finalised the list yet, but a few will likely be promoted to the junior squad.”

Herry stressed the importance of maintaining a continuous pipeline of talent to ensure sustained success for Malaysia.

“We need to keep regenerating players for the future. That’s the best way to move forward,” he added.

Currently, besides world No. 2 Aaron-Wooi Yik and Wei Chong-Kai Wun, the other pairs showing encouraging progress are Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King and Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri.

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Herry keeps raising the bar while shaping champions for tomorrow

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PETALING JAYA: Coach Herry Iman Pierngadi is a hard man to please.

The Indonesian is far from satisfied even though 2025 has been one of the best seasons for Malaysia’s men’s doubles department.

The season is nearing its conclusion with just a handful of tournaments remaining – the ongoing Korean Masters, followed by the Kumamoto Masters in Japan, the Australian Open in Sydney, the SEA Games in Thailand in December, and finally, the season-ending World Tour Finals in Hangzhou.

Herry wants to see the men’s doubles shuttlers finish the year on a high note.

He has decided to withdraw top pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik from the Kumamoto Masters and Australian Open to focus on the two major events in December – the SEA Games and the World Tour Finals.

“Yes, we’ve won several titles and there have been improvements, but I’m still not content,” said Herry.

Aaron–Wooi Yik have enjoyed a stellar year, winning the Asian Championships, Thailand Open, and Singapore Open, while finishing runners-up at the Malaysian Masters and China Open.

Meanwhile, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun captured the Malaysian Masters crown and are still in the running to qualify for the World Tour Finals.

While pushing for higher standards among the elite pairs, Herry is also keeping an eye on the next generation.

He was actively involved in the Talent Identification Programme (TID) organised by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), which brought together 36 doubles players aged 14–16 from 15 states.

“I saw potential in about four to six players – they looked promising,” said Herry.

“For 16-year-olds, they showed good quality in their game. We haven’t finalised the list yet, but a few will likely be promoted to the junior squad.”

Herry stressed the importance of maintaining a continuous pipeline of talent to ensure sustained success for Malaysia.

“We need to keep regenerating players for the future. That’s the best way to move forward,” he added.

Currently, besides world No. 2 Aaron-Wooi Yik and Wei Chong-Kai Wun, the other pairs showing encouraging progress are Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King and Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri.

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Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun edge compatriots to reach Hylo Open second round

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PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun defeated compatriots Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King to reach the Hylo Open second round in Germany.

Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun prevailed 21-16, 19-21, 21-16 in 53 minutes in the opening round on Tuesday (Oct 28) at the Saarlandhalle.

It is their sixth straight win over Arif-Yap since their first meeting at the Swiss Open last year.

In another men’s doubles tie, professional pair Teo Ee Yi-Ong Yew Sin lose 16-21, 17-21 to Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando-Bagas Maulana.

Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun will face the Indonesian duo in the second round on Thursday (Oct 30).

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Testing their limits

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PETALING JAYA: A mental test awaits men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (pic) in the Hylo Open starting today in Saarbrucken, Germany.

Aaron-Wooi Yik are set to compete in their fourth back-to-back competition in Europe and will be pushed to their physical and mental limits as they bid to continue their fine performances this year.

The world No. 2 pair finished runners-up in the Arctic Open before a first round exit in the Denmark Open and a semi-final finish in the French Open.

In the Hylo tourney, Aaron-Wooi Yik will be the top seeds in the absence of world No. 1 and newly crowned French Open champions Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho of South Korea.

The 2022 world champions though will not have it easy as several big names including Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri, Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza and Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen will all be playing in the competition.

Aaron said that the past few weeks in Europe have taught him and Wooi Yik a lot on the mental aspect of the game.

“We have been learning a lot on the mental side of the game over these few weeks. The French Open is over, so we need to prepare again for the Hylo Open,” said Aaron.

Aaron-Wooi Yik will open their campaign against Scotland’s world No. 41 Christopher Grimley-Matthew Grimley.

Malaysia will also be represented in the men’s doubles by world No. 4 Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, world No. 5 Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi (No. 19), Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub (No. 24) and Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi (No. 30).

The other Malaysians in the fray are Leong Jun Hao, Jacky Kok, Tan Jia Jie (men’s singles), K. Letshanaa, S. Kisona (women’s singles), Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting (women’s doubles) and Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien (mixed doubles).

Meanwhile, Denmark’s Anders Antonsen captured his second title of the year in the French Open after beating homester Christo Popov 21-12, 21-19.

Although Popov missed out on the title, he created history by becoming the first Frenchman to reach the home Open final.

It was also double joy for South Korea after An Se-young and Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho won in the women’s singles and men’s doubles respectively.

Se-young was in dominant form as she beat Wang Zhiyi 21-13, 21-7 while Seung-jae-Won-ho impressively came from behind to defeat Fajar-Shohibul 10-21, 21-13, 21-12.

It was the ninth title in a sensational year for both the 23-year-old and her teammates.

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Aaron-Wooi Yik keep Malaysian hopes alive in French Open

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PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik kept the Malaysian flag flying in the French Open by reaching the semi-finals.

On a day when all other Malaysians fell, Aaron-Wooi Yik showed their battling qualities to overcome Indonesia’s Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza 21-19, 16-21, 21-19 at the Glaz Arena in Cesson Sevigne on Friday (Oct 24).

Aaron-Wooi Yik stayed composed in a closely fought match to come out on top in 64 minutes to gain sweet revenge over the world No. 11 Indonesians after losing to them in their only meeting before this in the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou last December.

Aaron-Wooi Yik credited their composure during the crucial stages of the match for the win.

“Sticking to our strategy during the crucial moments was very important, regardless of whether we were behind or leading,” Aaron told the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Wooi Yik said: “Physically, we are not in our best condition but mentally, we have prepared well.”

The world No. 2 pair will take on another Indonesian duo Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri on Saturday (Oct 25) for a place in the final.

Fajar-Shohibul prevented an all-Malaysian last four match by beating Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi 21-14, 24-22.

Meanwhile, it was heartbreak for Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah.

Sze Fei-Izzuddin narrowly went down 14-21, 21-17, 23-25 to Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen while Wei Chong-Kai Wun suffered a 21-18, 14-21, 10-21 defeat at the hands of South Korea’s reigning world champions Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho.

Pearly-Thinaah found China’s Paris Olympic champions Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan tough to handle and lost out 16-21, 16-21.

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Wei Chong-Kai Wun lead strong Malaysian charge into French Open quarters

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PETALING JAYA: All four Malaysian men’s doubles pairs shone in the second round of the French Open on Thursday (Oct 23), scoring impressive wins to book their places in the quarter-finals.

World No. 5 duo Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun finally ended the fine run of England’s Ben Lane-Sean Vendy, who had beaten three Malaysian pairs over the past three weeks, with a 13-21, 21-19, 21-14 victory.

Wei Chong-Kai Wun, however, face a tougher task next as they are set to take on world No. 1 pair Kim Won-ho-Seo Seung-jae of South Korea in the quarter-finals on Friday (Oct 24).

Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani were also made to work hard before prevailing 18-21, 23-21, 21-14 against Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-huei-Yang Po-hsuan to set up a last-eight clash with Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.

Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King continued their fine form by brushing aside China’s Xie Haonan-Zeng Weihan 21-12, 21-17 to earn a meeting with Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri.

In an all-Malaysian showdown, second seeds Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik edged past Teo Ee Yi-Ong Yew Sin 21-10, 24-22 to march into the quarter-finals, where they will take on another Indonesian pair, Sabar Gutama-Reza Isfahani.

Meanwhile, in the women’s doubles, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah kept up their momentum by defeating China’s Bao Lijing-Zhang Shuxian 22-20, 21-15 to advance. They will now face a stern test against familiar rivals Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan.

Pearly-Thinaah have managed only one win in nine previous encounters against the four-time world champions.

Coincidentally, their last meeting was also in Paris, during the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics in August last year.

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Chen-Toh on their toes against dangerous Taiwanese pair

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PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei will need to stay alert against Taiwan’s Ye Hong-wei-Nicole Chan, who could pose a serious threat to their French Open title hopes this week.

The Taiwanese duo had the upper hand in their last encounter, beating the Malaysians in the second round of the Singapore Open in May. It was an upset, considering Tang Jie-Ee Wei had won their previous two meetings.

To avoid another slip-up, Tang Jie-Ee Wei will have to sharpen their game, especially after an unconvincing start in the opening round at the Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sevigne on Wednesday.

The fourth seeds came from a game down to overcome another Taiwanese pair, Yang Po-hsuan-Hu Ling-fang, 16-21, 21-16, 21-12, to book their place in the second round.

“I think our rhythm was a bit slow, and the opponents had more chances to counter-attack. We probably lacked patience in the first game,” said Tang Jie in a post-match interview with the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Before heading to Europe, their coach Nova Widianto had set a target for the duo to win at least one of the three tournaments on their European tour.

They nearly delivered at the Denmark Open last week but fell in the semi-finals to world No. 1 combo Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin.

Meanwhile, husband-and-wife duo Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie were pushed to the limit by Indonesia’s Amri Syahnawi-Nita Marwan before prevailing 15-21, 21-17, 21-17 in the first round of the French Open. They will take on Scotland’s Alexander Dunn-Julie Macpherson next.

Also advancing to the second round were men’s doubles pair Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King, who defeated France’s Eloi Adam-Leo Rossi 21-19, 21-17.

Arif-Roy King are likely to face either one of the Chinese pairs, Xie Haonan-Zeng Weihan or Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang, in the next round.

Women’s doubles duo Carmen Ting-Ong Xing Yee squandered a golden opportunity to reach the second round after going down 21-16, 14-21, 17-21 to France’s Margot Lambert and Camille Pognante.

Meanwhile, eighth seeds Li Yijing-Luo Xumin of China advanced without lifting a racquet after another Malaysian pair, Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing, withdrew from their opening match.

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Chance for Arif-Yap to end winless streak against Man-Tee at Hylo Open

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PETALING JAYA: The draw for the Hylo Open in Germany, which begins next Tuesday, has handed Malaysia’s Wan Arif Wan Junaidi–Yap Roy King a tricky start as they take on compatriots Man Wei Chong–Tee Kai Wun — a pair they have yet to beat.

Both pairs have met six times before, including four encounters this year alone — all of which went in favour of Wei Chong-Kai Wun.

Their most recent clash came at the China Open in July.

A win this time would not only send Arif-Roy King into the second round but also finally end their winless streak against their more established teammates.

For Wei Chong-Kai Wun, another victory would strengthen their bid to qualify for the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in December.

Malaysia will once again have strong representation in the men’s doubles. Top seeds Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik will face Scotland’s Christopher-Matthew Grimley, while second seeds Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani will take on another Scottish pair, Alexander Dunn-Adam Pringle.

Nur Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong have a tough task against fifth seeds Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri of Indonesia, while Teo Ee Yi-Ong Yew Sin will meet Leo Carnando-Bagas Maulana

In the men’s singles, Leong Jun Hao appears to have a more favourable draw this time around. The world No. 20 will take on India’s Sankar Subramaniam, ranked 62nd, in the opening round.

In the women’s singles, S. Kisona will face Bulgaria’s Kaloyana Nalbantova, while K. Letshanaa will meet Huang Ching-ping of Taiwan.

Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah will not feature in the tournament, but Malaysia will still have two women’s doubles pairs in action — Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing, and Carmen Ting-Ong Xin Yee — both of whom received byes into the second round.

In the mixed doubles, top seeds Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei will open their campaign against Taiwan’s Ye Hong-wei-Nicole Chan, while Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien will face Brazil’s Fabricio Farias-Jaqueline Lima.

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Soon Huat-Shevon battle through to French Open second round

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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie were forced to dig deep to secure their place in the second round of the French Open after a hard-fought win over Indonesia’s Amri Syahnawi-Nita Marwan.

The husband-and-wife duo recovered from a first-game setback to triumph 15-21, 21-17, 21-17 in a gripping 59-minute encounter at the Glaz Arena in Cesson-Sevigne on Wednesday (Oct 22).

They will next face Scotland’s Alexander Dunn-Julie Macpherson for a spot in the quarter-finals.

Men’s doubles pair Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King also marched into the second round after defeating home favourites Eloi Adam-Leo Rossi 21-19, 21-17.

The pair are likely to face either Xie Haonan-Zeng Weihan or world No. 2 Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang of China next.

However, women’s doubles duo Carmen Ting-Ong Xing Yee could not join their compatriots after going down 21-16, 14-21, 17-21 to France’s Margot Lambert-Camille Pognante despite a strong start.

Meanwhile, eighth seeds Li Yijing-Luo Xumin of China advanced without playing after another Malaysian pair, Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing, withdrew from their opening match.

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Chance for Arif-Yap to end winless streak against Man-Tee at Hylo Open

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PETALING JAYA: The draw for the Hylo Open in Germany, which begins next Tuesday, has handed Malaysia’s Wan Arif Wan Junaidi–Yap Roy King a tricky start as they take on compatriots Man Wei Chong–Tee Kai Wun — a pair they have yet to beat.

Both pairs have met six times before, including four encounters this year alone — all of which went in favour of Wei Chong-Kai Wun.

Their most recent clash came at the China Open in July.

A win this time would not only send Arif-Roy King into the second round but also finally end their winless streak against their more established teammates.

For Wei Chong-Kai Wun, another victory would strengthen their bid to qualify for the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in December.

Malaysia will once again have strong representation in the men’s doubles. Top seeds Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik will face Scotland’s Christopher-Matthew Grimley, while second seeds Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani will take on another Scottish pair, Alexander Dunn-Adam Pringle.

Nur Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong have a tough task against fifth seeds Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri of Indonesia, while Teo Ee Yi-Ong Yew Sin will meet Leo Carnando-Bagas Maulana

In the men’s singles, Leong Jun Hao appears to have a more favourable draw this time around. The world No. 20 will take on India’s Sankar Subramaniam, ranked 62nd, in the opening round.

In the women’s singles, S. Kisona will face Bulgaria’s Kaloyana Nalbantova, while K. Letshanaa will meet Huang Ching-ping of Taiwan.

Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah will not feature in the tournament, but Malaysia will still have two women’s doubles pairs in action — Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing, and Carmen Ting-Ong Xin Yee — both of whom received byes into the second round.

In the mixed doubles, top seeds Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei will open their campaign against Taiwan’s Ye Hong-wei-Nicole Chan, while Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien will face Brazil’s Fabricio Farias-Jaqueline Lima.

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