ODENSE: For Malaysia's No. 1 men's doubles, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, it was as if a huge burden had been lifted off them when they finally clinched their maiden World Tour title on Sunday.
After years of playing "second best", the world No. 4 pairing finally came good on their seventh attempt, when they landed the Denmark Open crown.
In fact, Aaron-Wooi Yik are now ready to answer the next big question — when will they win a second title on the world circuit?
The former world champions were simply unstoppable in the final, as they went on to defeat Indonesia's Muhammad Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana 21-13, 21-17 at the Jyske Bank Arena in Odense.
Having already won medals at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and Sea Games since they first started playing together in 2017, Aaron-Wooi Yik knew that it was only a matter of time before they make a breakthrough on the World Tour.
Speaking to the Badminton World Federation after their win, Aaron said: "It's a total relief for us, because there will be no more questions about when are we going to win our first World Tour title.
"The question now will be when are we going to win our next one. That will be our motivation."
Wooi Yik, who was massive on court, added that he couldn't believe that the wait is finally over.
"We couldn't believe that today (Sunday) was going to be the day that we will finally be crowned champions.
"This is a huge motivation for us, because looking back, we've gone through so many finals but we couldn't do it.
"Now to finally have a title, we want to go further. This will be the process," added Wooi Yik.
Prior to winning on Danish soil, Aaron-Wooi Yik reached three finals this season — at the India, Indonesia and China Opens.
For the record, Aaron-Wooi Yik are the first Malaysian men's pair to win the Denmark Open in seven years, after Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong did it in 2016.
Aaron-Wooi Yik, who are expected to move up the world rankings this week, will compete in the French Open next.
They will open their campaign in Rennes against Indonesian pair, Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin.
The other Malaysian pairs in the fray are Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, and independents Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi.