Chin and Yunus Earn Malaysia’s First Asian Games Padel Silver

Christian Chin and Aidan Yunus earned Malaysia’s first Asian Games padel silver on 3 October 2026, finishing runners-up to Qatar’s Mashari and Rashed Naif in Nagoya.

The Malaysian pair lost the men’s final 6–3, 6–1 after a route that had required three consecutive deciding sets.

Chin and Yunus first beat Kazakhstan’s Timur Khabibulin and Yevgeniy Danilov 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. They followed with a 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 quarter-final victory over the Philippines’ Jason Lapidus and Argil Canizares.

The semi-final demanded a recovery from a heavier opening setback. Iran’s Farsad Shahi and Amirmohammad Jamshidi took the first set 6–1, before Malaysia won the next two 6–4, 6–1.

That comeback guaranteed at least silver. Qatar took gold in the final, leaving Chin and Yunus with a podium finish built on three hard-fought wins.