PETALING JAYA: Japan's shuttlers Hiroki Midorikawa-Kyohei Yamashita are fast emerging as a thorn in the side of Malaysian men's doubles pairs. 2 Aaron-Wooi Yik 21-10, 13-21, 21-11 in the Indian Open semi-finals at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Saturday. The Japanese pair eventually went down in three games to South Korea's reigning world champions Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho in the final. Aaron-Wooi Yik could next face a quick re-match against Midorikawa-Yamashita in the second round of the Indonesian tourney. "In the match against the Japanese pair in India, Aaron-Wooi Yik were slow in their rotation on court and their quality of shots were not consistent enough," said Kim Wai.
