Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik won their first BWF World Tour title this year when they romped to the Men’s Doubles crown at the Korea Masters 2024, played at the Iksan Gymnasium in South Korea. Aaron-Wooi Yik lived up to their billing to beat Jin Yong-Kim Won Ho 21-23, 21-19, 21-14 in the final.
It was Aaron-Wooi Yik’s only second BWF World Tour title after winning the Denmark Open last year.
Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani overcame fierce rival Han Qian Xi from China to win the Women’s Singles crown.
Second-seeded Putri Kusuma overcame Qian Xi 21-14, 21-14 in 39 minutes for her first Super300 BWF World Tour title, marking the 22-year-old as the first Indonesia Women’s Singles champion at the Korea Masters.
China’s hope for a win in the Men’s Singles was also denied when Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn, who ended his long title drought by beating Wang Zheng Xing in the final.
The 23-year-old Thai, whose last title romp was at the Thailand Open last year, did not lose focus to beat Zheng Xing 21-18, 21-18.
In the meantime, Kim Hye-jeong and Kong Hee-yong gave the homesters some cheer when they won the Women’s Doubles title after beating second-seeded Chinese pair Li Yi Jing-Luo Xu Min 21-14, 16-21, 21-18 in the final.
In the duel that lasted well over 80 minutes, Hye-jeong celebrated her return to the partnership with Hee-yong for their first title together this year since their runners-up finish at the Singapore Open in 2019.
China’s lone title at the Korea Master 2024 came in through the Mixed Doubles with Guo Xin Wa-Chen Fang Hui making short work of Dejan Ferdinansyah-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja from Indonesia 21-10, 21-12.
KOREA MASTERS 2024
ALL FINALS
RESULTS
MIXED DOUBLES – Guo Xin Wa-Chen Fang Hui (CHN) bt Dejan Ferdinansyah-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (IDN) 21-10, 21-12
WOMEN’S SINGLES – Putri Kusuma Wardani (IDN) bt Han Qian Xi (CHN) 21-14, 21-14
MEN’S SINGLES – Kunlavut Vitidsarn (THA) bt Wang Zheng Xing (CHN) 21-18, 21-18
WOMEN’S DOUBLES – Kim Hye-jeong-Kong Hee-yong (KOR) bt Li Yi Jing-Luo Xu Min (CHN) 21-14, 16-21, 21-18
MEN’S DOUBLES – Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) vs Jin Yong-Kim Won-ho (KOR) 21-23, 21-19, 21-14
