Men's and women's doubles steal the show in first half of the year
Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik
Three titles, one runners-up
Asian Championships: bt Chen Boyang-Liu Yi (Chn) 21-19, 21-17.
Singapore Open: bt Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho (Kor) 15-21, 21-18, 21-19.
Thailand Open: bt William Kryger Boe-Christian Faust Kjaer (Den) 20-22, 21-17, 21-12.
Malaysian Masters: lost to Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun (Mas) 12-21, 21-15, 16-21.
Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun
Two titles
Indonesian Masters: bt Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto 21-11, 21-19.
Malaysian Masters: bt Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (Mas) 21-12, 15-21, 21-16.
Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani
One title
Indian Open: bt Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho (Kor) 21-15, 13-21, 21-16.
Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah
One title, two runners-up
Thailand Open: bt Jeong Na-eun-Lee Yeon-woo (Kor) 21-16, 21-17.
Indonesian Open: lost to Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning (Chn) 25-23, 12-21, 19-21.
Indonesian Masters: lost to Kim Hye-jeong-Kong Hee-yong (Kor) 12-21, 21-17, 18-21.
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