Roy King-Arif go down fighting to Indian pair in HK Open quarters

By R. KIRUBASHINI

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PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi’s good run in the Hong Kong Open ended after they went down fighting to India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in the men’s doubles quarter-finals.

Roy King-Arif pushed the World Championships bronze medallists hard before losing 14-21, 22-20, 16-21 in a thrilling 64-minute match at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon on Friday (Sept 12).

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