PETALING JAYA: Yap Roy King-Tee Kai Wun came agonisingly close to reaching the China Masters final before losing to China’s He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu.
Roy King-Kai Wun had looked in control in the opening game of their semi-final clash at the Shenzhen Arena on Saturday (Sept 5), but allowed the home pair to fight their way back.
The Malaysians managed to force a deciding game, but could not maintain their momentum at the crucial stage before going down 21-23, 21-17, 17-21 after a 64-minute battle.
Earlier, Nur Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong also missed out on a place in the final after losing 16-21, 21-18, 11-21 to India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty.
