Taiwanese hurdle too steep for Roy King-Arif in first round of Korean Masters

Agonising loss: Roy King (right) and Arif went down fighting to Taiwan’s Ming Che-lu-Tang Kai-wei 21-14, 16-21, 21-23.

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi narrowly missed out on a place in the men’s doubles second round of the Korean Masters.

World No. 63 Roy King-Arif went down fighting to Taiwan’s Ming Che-lu-Tang Kai-wei 21-14, 16-21, 21-23 in their opening match in Gwangju yesterday.