Roy King-Arif upset Taiwan’s world No. 12 to reach q-finals

All fired up: Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King in action against Taiwan’s Lee Jhe-huei-Yang Po-hsuan during the second round of the Malaysian Masters. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Young and rising men’s doubles shuttlers Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi punched above their weight to storm into the last eight of the Malaysian Masters.

Just a week after pulling off an upset win over Taiwan’s world No. 21 Lu Ching-yao-Yang Po-han in the Thailand Open, Roy King-Arif rose to the occasion to stun the latter’s teammates and world No. 12 Lee Jhe-huei-Yang Po-hsuan 13-21, 21-15, 21-18 in a thrilling second round match at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil yesterday.