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Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik vs Liang Wei Keng / Wang Chang

BWF World Championships 2026 · Final · 23 Aug 2026 · Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik beat Liang Wei Keng / Wang Chang 39–37 in the final of BWF World Championships 2026.

Player	Game 1
Aaron Chia MAS · Seed 4 Soh Wooi Yik MAS · Seed 4 Won	39
Liang Wei Keng CHN · Seed 3 Wang Chang CHN · Seed 3	37

76 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: BWF World Championships 2026
Round: Final
Date: 23 Aug 2026
Level: World Championships
Venue: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Discipline: Men's doubles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Aaron Chia	Soh Wooi Yik	Liang Wei Keng	Wang Chang
Country	MAS	MAS	CHN	CHN
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed	Right-handed	Right-handed
Seed	4	4	3	3
Racket	Not known	Not known	Not known	Not known
String	Not known	Not known	Not known	Not known
Shoes	Not known	Not known	Not known	Not known

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Tale of the tape

Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik against Liang Wei Keng / Wang Chang: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik	Stat	Liang Wei Keng / Wang Chang
Result
39	Points won	37
15	Winners	17
8	Errors forced	15
5	Unforced errors	16
42	Smashes	45
46%	Won on own serve	44%
Serve
89%	Short serves	93%
34%	To the body	29%
63%	To the middle	66%
3%	Out wide	5%
Striking side
44%	Forehand	42%
42%	Backhand	46%
14%	Around the head	12%
Direction
51%	Straight	48%
24%	Cross-court	31%
25%	Middle	21%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Point progression

Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi YikLiang Wei Keng / Wang Chang

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Running score across 76 tracked rallies, Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik against Liang Wei Keng / Wang Chang. Games closed 34–42.

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Game	Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik	Liang Wei Keng / Wang Chang
Game 1	34	42

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

8.3shots

Avg rally — by time

8.4sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

76 rallies tracked, most of them (34%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 26 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	5	4.2
3–4	17	5.5
5–8	20	7.0
9–14	26	9.8
15–20	6	14.9
21+	2	20.5

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Backhand Lift Straight→B2Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
2.A2Backhand Brush Straight→B2Backhand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
3.B1Short Serve Middle→A1Forehand Drive Straight→B2Forehand Drive Cross
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
4.B1Short Serve Middle→A2Backhand Brush Straight→B2Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
5.B1Short Serve Middle→A2Backhand Drive Middle→B2Backhand Drive Cross
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Long Serve Body→B2Around-the-Head Smash Straight→A2Forehand Block Straight→B2Backhand Lift Cross→A2Around-the-Head Drop Cross
Happened 1× out of 71 rallies
2.A1Long Serve Wide→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Around-the-Head Kill Straight→B1Forehand Block Middle→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 71 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Forehand Drive Middle→B1Forehand Drive Cross→A2Backhand Block Straight
Happened 1× out of 71 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B2Forehand Drive Straight→A2Forehand Block Cross→B1Forehand Flat Push Cross→A2Forehand Half Smash Cross
Happened 1× out of 71 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B2Forehand Drive Straight→A2Forehand Drive Straight→B2Around-the-Head Drive Straight→A2Forehand Block Cross
Happened 1× out of 71 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Wang Chang

Most errors forced

Liang Wei Keng

Most unforced errors

Liang Wei Keng

By player

Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik

Aaron Chia

153 shots

Winners 9Forced 4Unforced 5

Most-used shots

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Of 153 shots Aaron Chia played, the most used were drive (25%), lift (20%) and smash (14%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Drive	25%	38
Lift	20%	31
Smash	14%	21
Serve	12%	19
Block	10%	16
Net	8%	13

Points won — by shot

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Net

20%

My winner0Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced4

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Aaron Chia won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (20%), block (15%) and smash (15%).

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Shot	Share
Net	20%
Block	15%
Smash	15%
Drive	10%
Kill	10%
Lift	10%
Serve	10%
Brush	5%
Drop	5%

Points lost — by shot

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Drive

38%

Opp. winner4My forced error5My unforced error2

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Aaron Chia lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by drive (38%), kill (24%) and smash (14%).

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Shot	Share
Drive	38%
Kill	24%
Smash	14%
Lift	10%
Block	3%
Brush	3%
Drop	3%
Net	3%

Rally outcome — points won

20 rallies

My winner45%
Forced opp. error20%
Drew opp. unforced35%

Of the 20 rallies Aaron Chia won, 45% came from their own winners, 35% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 20% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	45%	9
Forced opp. error	20%	4
Drew opp. unforced	35%	7

Rally outcome — points lost

29 rallies

Opp. winner59%
My forced error24%
My unforced error17%

Of the 29 rallies Aaron Chia lost, 59% came from an opponent winner, 24% from their own forced errors and 17% from their own unforced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	59%	17
My forced error	24%	7
My unforced error	17%	5

Where the errors went

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Into the net75%
Out on sides25%

Across 12 tagged errors, Aaron Chia missed into the net 75% of the time and out on sides 25% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	75%	9
Out on sides	25%	3

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape20%
Above Net Midline34%
Below Net Midline37%
Below Net9%

On net-area shots, Aaron Chia met the shuttle above tape 20% of the time, above net midline 34% of the time, below net midline 37% of the time and below net 9% of the time, and missed most often from above tape (15% of those shots) against 0% from below net.

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Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	20%	20	15%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	34%	33	9%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	37%	36	11%
All net shots	Below Net	9%	9	0%
Drive	Above Tape	37%	14	21%
Drive	Above Net Midline	47%	18	17%
Drive	Below Net Midline	16%	6	17%
Lift	Above Net Midline	6%	2	—
Lift	Below Net Midline	81%	25	8%
Lift	Below Net	13%	4	—
Block	Above Tape	25%	4	—
Block	Above Net Midline	31%	5	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	19%	3	—
Block	Below Net	25%	4	—
Net	Above Tape	15%	2	—
Net	Above Net Midline	62%	8	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	15%	2	—
Net	Below Net	8%	1	—

Soh Wooi Yik

158 shots

Winners 6Forced 4Unforced 0

Most-used shots

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Of 158 shots Soh Wooi Yik played, the most used were block (22%), drive (18%) and net (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Block	22%	35
Drive	18%	28
Net	15%	23
Lift	13%	21
Smash	13%	21
Serve	10%	16

Points won — by shot

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Block

39%

My winner3Forced opp. error1Drew opp. unforced3

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Soh Wooi Yik won break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (39%), smash (17%) and drive (11%).

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Shot	Share
Block	39%
Smash	17%
Drive	11%
Kill	11%
Net	11%
Drop	6%
Lift	6%

Points lost — by shot

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Kill

28%

Opp. winner7My forced error0My unforced error0

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Soh Wooi Yik lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by kill (28%), block (24%) and drive (20%).

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Shot	Share
Kill	28%
Block	24%
Drive	20%
Smash	16%
Lift	12%

Rally outcome — points won

18 rallies

My winner33%
Forced opp. error22%
Drew opp. unforced44%

Of the 18 rallies Soh Wooi Yik won, 44% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 33% from their own winners and 22% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	33%	6
Forced opp. error	22%	4
Drew opp. unforced	44%	8

Rally outcome — points lost

25 rallies

Opp. winner68%
My forced error32%
My unforced error0%

Of the 25 rallies Soh Wooi Yik lost, 68% came from an opponent winner and 32% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	68%	17
My forced error	32%	8
My unforced error	0%	0

Where the errors went

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Into the net63%
Out on sides38%

Across 8 tagged errors, Soh Wooi Yik missed into the net 63% of the time and out on sides 38% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	63%	5
Out on sides	38%	3

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape14%
Above Net Midline43%
Below Net Midline23%
Below Net20%

On net-area shots, Soh Wooi Yik met the shuttle above tape 14% of the time, above net midline 43% of the time, below net midline 23% of the time and below net 20% of the time, and missed most often from below net midline (16% of those shots) against 2% from above net midline.

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Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	14%	15	7%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	43%	46	2%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	23%	25	16%
All net shots	Below Net	20%	21	10%
Block	Above Tape	9%	3	—
Block	Above Net Midline	29%	10	10%
Block	Below Net Midline	40%	14	21%
Block	Below Net	23%	8	13%
Drive	Above Tape	36%	10	10%
Drive	Above Net Midline	61%	17	0%
Drive	Below Net Midline	4%	1	—
Net	Above Tape	4%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	78%	18	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	4%	1	—
Net	Below Net	13%	3	—
Lift	Above Tape	5%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	5%	1	—
Lift	Below Net Midline	43%	9	11%
Lift	Below Net	48%	10	10%

Liang Wei Keng / Wang Chang

Liang Wei Keng

150 shots

Winners 3Forced 10Unforced 10

Most-used shots

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Of 150 shots Liang Wei Keng played, the most used were drive (28%), lift (23%) and smash (16%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Drive	28%	42
Lift	23%	35
Smash	16%	24
Serve	13%	19
Net	10%	15
Block	6%	9

Points won — by shot

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Drive

50%

My winner2Forced opp. error5Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Liang Wei Keng won break down by the shot that ended them — led by drive (50%), smash (36%) and block (14%).

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Shot	Share
Drive	50%
Smash	36%
Block	14%

Points lost — by shot

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Block

30%

Opp. winner6My forced error1My unforced error1

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Liang Wei Keng lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (30%), drive (15%) and smash (15%).

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Shot	Share
Block	30%
Drive	15%
Smash	15%
Kill	11%
Brush	7%
Lift	7%
Net	7%
Serve	7%

Rally outcome — points won

14 rallies

My winner21%
Forced opp. error71%
Drew opp. unforced7%

Of the 14 rallies Liang Wei Keng won, 71% from forcing an opponent error, 21% from their own winners and 7% from drawing an opponent unforced error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	21%	3
Forced opp. error	71%	10
Drew opp. unforced	7%	1

Rally outcome — points lost

27 rallies

Opp. winner56%
My forced error7%
My unforced error37%

Of the 27 rallies Liang Wei Keng lost, 56% came from an opponent winner, 37% from their own unforced errors and 7% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	56%	15
My forced error	7%	2
My unforced error	37%	10

Where the errors went

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Into the net92%
Out the back8%

Across 12 tagged errors, Liang Wei Keng missed into the net 92% of the time and out the back 8% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	92%	11
Out the back	8%	1

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape15%
Above Net Midline38%
Below Net Midline35%
Below Net13%

On net-area shots, Liang Wei Keng met the shuttle above tape 15% of the time, above net midline 38% of the time, below net midline 35% of the time and below net 13% of the time, and missed most often from above net midline (13% of those shots) against 3% from below net midline.

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Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	15%	15	7%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	38%	38	13%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	35%	35	3%
All net shots	Below Net	13%	13	8%
Drive	Above Tape	33%	14	7%
Drive	Above Net Midline	45%	19	11%
Drive	Below Net Midline	19%	8	0%
Drive	Below Net	2%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	9%	3	—
Lift	Below Net Midline	66%	23	4%
Lift	Below Net	26%	9	0%
Net	Above Net Midline	93%	14	14%
Net	Below Net Midline	7%	1	—
Block	Above Tape	11%	1	—
Block	Above Net Midline	22%	2	—
Block	Below Net Midline	33%	3	—
Block	Below Net	33%	3	—

Wang Chang

167 shots

Winners 14Forced 5Unforced 6

Most-used shots

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Of 167 shots Wang Chang played, the most used were drive (27%), lift (17%) and net (14%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Drive	27%	45
Lift	17%	28
Net	14%	24
Serve	13%	22
Smash	13%	21
Block	9%	15

Points won — by shot

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Kill

30%

My winner7Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Wang Chang won break down by the shot that ended them — led by kill (30%), smash (30%) and drive (22%).

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Shot	Share
Kill	30%
Smash	30%
Drive	22%
Lift	9%
Block	4%
Net	4%

Points lost — by shot

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Block

33%

Opp. winner6My forced error3My unforced error0

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Wang Chang lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (33%), lift (19%) and kill (11%).

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Shot	Share
Block	33%
Lift	19%
Kill	11%
Net	11%
Brush	7%
Drive	7%
Smash	7%
Serve	4%

Rally outcome — points won

23 rallies

My winner61%
Forced opp. error22%
Drew opp. unforced17%

Of the 23 rallies Wang Chang won, 61% came from their own winners, 22% from forcing an opponent error and 17% from drawing an opponent unforced error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	61%	14
Forced opp. error	22%	5
Drew opp. unforced	17%	4

Rally outcome — points lost

27 rallies

Opp. winner56%
My forced error22%
My unforced error22%

Of the 27 rallies Wang Chang lost, 56% came from an opponent winner, 22% from their own forced errors and 22% from their own unforced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	56%	15
My forced error	22%	6
My unforced error	22%	6

Where the errors went

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Into the net67%
Out the back25%
Out on sides8%

Across 12 tagged errors, Wang Chang missed into the net 67% of the time, out the back 25% of the time and out on sides 8% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	67%	8
Out the back	25%	3
Out on sides	8%	1

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape14%
Above Net Midline42%
Below Net Midline28%
Below Net16%

On net-area shots, Wang Chang met the shuttle above tape 14% of the time, above net midline 42% of the time, below net midline 28% of the time and below net 16% of the time, and missed most often from below net (17% of those shots) against 0% from above tape.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	14%	16	0%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	42%	47	9%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	28%	31	13%
All net shots	Below Net	16%	18	17%
Drive	Above Tape	29%	13	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	58%	26	4%
Drive	Below Net Midline	13%	6	0%
Lift	Above Net Midline	7%	2	—
Lift	Below Net Midline	61%	17	18%
Lift	Below Net	32%	9	0%
Net	Above Tape	8%	2	—
Net	Above Net Midline	75%	18	11%
Net	Below Net Midline	8%	2	—
Net	Below Net	8%	2	—
Block	Above Tape	7%	1	—
Block	Above Net Midline	7%	1	—
Block	Below Net Midline	40%	6	17%
Block	Below Net	47%	7	29%

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