PETALING JAYA: It was joy for men's doubles shuttlers Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi after capturing the Macau Open – their first World Tour title.
Roy King-Arif did it in style, impressively upstaging Indonesia's world No. 8 Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza 22-20, 21-18 at the Macau East Asian Games Dome on Sunday (Aug 3).
It was sweet revenge for the world No. 24 pair after losing narrowly to the Indonesians in the Spain Masters final last year.
The victory was the best possible boost for Roy King-Arif before they make their debuts in the World Championships from Aug 25-31 in Paris.
Meanwhile, mixed doubles pair Jimmy Wong-Lai Pei Jing had to settle for runners-up after going down 13-21, 16-21 to Denmark's Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Boje.
Despite missing out on the title, the independent duo can still be proud of their efforts after defying the odds to make it into the final in their maiden World Tour outing.
