KUALA LUMPUR: Yap Roy King revealed that a mental meltdown after surrendering a 10-3 lead in the first game against Japan's Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi almost cost him and partner Aaron Tai the Kumamoto Masters title on Sunday.
Though former world champions Hoki-Kobayashi won the first game 21-16, the Malaysians prevailed 16-21, 21-13, 21-15.
Roy King, 25, said: "It was a difficult final because we were mentally drained after taking a big (10-3) lead and almost completely lost our focus.
"So, I just told Tai not to overthink things and to focus point by point. This approach pulled us through."
