PETALING JAYA: The decision to keep Aaron Tai and Yap Roy King together as a permanent pair continues to pay dividends as the young shuttlers go from strength to strength.
Determined to prove their worth, Aaron-Roy King produced a stellar performance to oust top seeds Sabar Karyaman-Moh Reza of Indonesia 22-20, 21-19 to reach the Hylo Open quarter-finals on Thursday.
They will face fifth seeds Chiu Hsiang-chieh-Wang Chi-lin of Taiwan for a place in the semi-finals at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrucken, Germany.
"They have proven themselves and will remain as a permanent pair," said Herry.
The Hylo Open is only Aaron and his 25-year-old partner Roy King's fourth tournament together.
Yet, the duo have shown remarkable maturity since first joining forces at the Asia Team Championships in February.
After the team stint, Herry had paired them with different partners over the past five months before deciding that they were better off together.
The duo have been in fine form throughout October, winning the Arctic Open before showing great fighting spirit at the Denmark and French Opens, although they bowed out in the second round of both tournaments.
Aaron-Roy King, who has moved 21 rungs to the 74th spot in the world ranking, have a good opportunity to go all the way at the Hylo Open and put the finishing touches on an encouraging European swing for Malaysia's men's doubles department.
