Former world champions stand between Aaron-Roy King and second title
KUALA LUMPUR: Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King have former world champions standing between them and a second title together.
Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King, the world No. 57 Malaysian pair, face former world champions Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the Kumamoto Masters men's doubles final. This marks their second title chase together, having already won the Arctic Open and reached the Hylo Open semi-finals. Their semifinal victory came against Denmark's Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard, with coach Chang Kim Wai crediting their concentration for their success.
The Malaysians have shown promise since pairing up last month, defeating Taiwan's Lai Po Yu-Tsai Fu Cheng and Taiwan's Lee Jhe Huei-Yang Po Hsuan along the way. However, they now face a strong opponent in Hoki-Kobayashi, who defeated China's Wang Chang-Xie Haonan in the other semifinal.
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