SOH Wooi Yik / Aaron TAI beats Hiroki OKAMURA / Kyohei YAMASHITA to move on to the Round of 16 in the men's doubles this Li-Ning China Masters 2026

SOH Wooi Yik / Aaron TAI dropped the opener but found another gear at the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, overturning Hiroki OKAMURA / Kyohei YAMASHITA 18-21 21-12 21-15 in the Men's Doubles Round of 32.

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21-18 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 3 points.

What's Next

SOH Wooi Yik / Aaron TAI advances to the Round of 16 of the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, while Hiroki OKAMURA / Kyohei YAMASHITA's run ends here. Up next for SOH Wooi Yik / Aaron TAI: the Quarter Finals against HE Ji Ting / REN Xiang Yu — a player winning 80% of 5 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Hiroki OKAMURA / Kyohei YAMASHITA with a 69% confidence projection because only one side held a world ranking. Defying the analytical model's 69% projection, SOH Wooi Yik / Aaron TAI produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.

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