Double disappointments for Roy King-Valeree in Osaka

Stopped in the quarters: Yap Roy King and Valeree Siow in action at the Osaka International Challenge. — BAM

PETALING JAYA: Yap Roy King-Valeree Siow’s hopes of reaching their first semi-final together this year were dashed after the pair went down in the last eight of the Osaka International Challenge.

The national mixed doubles pair, who had also bowed out at the same stage in their last three outings – the Thailand International Challenge, China Masters and Vietnam International Challenge – lost 15-21, 6-21 to Taiwan’s Wu Hsuan-yi-Yang Chu-yun in Osaka yesterday.