Aaron Chia (left) and Soh Wooi Yik (right) reached the World Badminton Championships men’s doubles final after defeating South Korea’s world number one pair. — Bernama file picture First Published: Sunday, 23 Aug 2026 9:03 AM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — National men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik stormed into the finals of the World Badminton Championships after they beat world number one pair Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea.The Malaysians put on a convincing performance in the semi final at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India, needing only 43 minutes to beat the South Koreans 21-17, 21-18.Aaron-Wooi Yik will play the winners of the other semi-final match between Chinese pair Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang and Lee Jhe Huei-Yang Po Hsuan of Taiwan, scheduled for early this morning.Aaron-Wooi Yik are playing their second World Championship final, after they won the title in 2022, becoming the first Malaysian pair to do so.Malaysian mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei won the World Championship in their event last year. — Bernama