KUALA LUMPUR: Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King got their Hylo Open campaign off to a flying start with a dominant first-round victory in Saarbrucken, Germany, today.
The world No. 74, playing in their fourth consecutive European tournament, swept aside Germany's world No. 63 Malik Borakkadi-Kenneth Neumann 21-11, 21-12 in just 28 minutes.
The Malaysians announced their arrival following national men's doubles coach Herri Iman Pierngadi's reshuffle by winning their first tournament together — the Super 500 Arctic Open in Vantaa, Finland, three weeks ago.
They then suffered straight-game, second-round exits at the hands of elite opposition — falling to world No. 4 compatriots Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik at the Denmark Open, and South Korea's world No. 1 Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae at the French Open last week.
