KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's latest men's doubles combination, Yap Roy King and Aaron Tai, took their semi-final exit at the Hylo Open in Saarbrucken, Germany.
Hoping to extend their impressive run on the European swing that began with Super 500 Arctic Open triumph four weeks ago, world No. 42 Aaron-Roy King were beaten 18-21, 21-15, 21-18 by Danish world No. 26 Christian Faust Kjaer-Rasmus Kjaer in 59 minutes on Saturday.
Playing for the first time as a pair, the enterprising Aaron-Roy King upset Indonesian world No. 7 Sabar Karyaman-Moh Reza Isfahani and 15th-ranked defending champions Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi Lin of Taiwan en route to the semi-finals before their heartbreaking exit.
"Not our day but we gave it our all. On to the next one...," wrote Roy King on his Instagram account after the agonising defeat.
