The Malaysian men's doubles pair of Arif Junaidi-Yap Roy King lost their opening match at the 2025 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's hopes were dashed again as the men's doubles pair, Arif Junaidi - Yap Roy King , fell to the experienced Kim Won Ho - Seo Seung Jae in the first round of the 2025 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships at Axiata Arena earlier today. Ranked 23rd in the world, Arif-Roy King suffered a straight-set defeat to the Korean duo, 17-21, 11-21, in a 44-minute clash. Making their debut at the Super 1000 tournament, Arif-Roy King's performance wasn't disappointing.
They put up a strong fight against the Korean pair, who had an edge in every aspect. In the first set, particularly, Arif-Roy King tried to match the pace displayed by Won Ho-Seung Jae. However, some errors, including hitting the ball out of bounds, gave easy points to their opponents. Faced with a new international opponent, Arif-Roy King relied more on defense and struggled to keep up with Won Ho-Seung Jae's calculated attacks. Despite being a relatively new pairing, both players in the Korean duo are well-established names in badminton. Won Ho is a silver medalist from the 2024 Paris Olympics, while Seung Jae is a former world champion. This defeat follows the first-round exit of the world No. 3 men's doubles pair, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani, yesterday
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