Newly-minted Olympics bronze medallists Aaron Chia, 24, and Soh Wooi Yik, 23, believe that it is their close-knit friendship that goes back more than a decade that has helped forge a world-beating partnership on court.“I got to know Wooi Yik when I was 10. I represented Melaka while Wooi Yik played for Kuala Lumpur. We always tried to outdo one another in the singles event,” recalled Aaron.
“We didn’t have a PS in the hostel, but I remember both of us will always go to Zii Jia’s room to play. Wooi Yik is a Manchester United fan, so am I although I’m not a die-hard fan like him. Aaron-Wooi Yik first played as a pair at the World Junior championships in 2015 in Bilbao, Spain, but failed to clear the early rounds and as a result, they were paired up with different partners in the back-up squad at the early stage.Within seven months, Aaron-Wooi Yik reached three International Challenge finals in India, Vietnam and Malaysia. Thanks to these results, they earned a surprise ticket to the World Championships in Nanjing in 2018.
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