Roy King-Arif capture Macau Open title
Roy King-Arif did it in style, impressively upstaging Indonesia's world No. 8 Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza 22-20, 21-18 at the Macau East Asian Games Dome on Sunday (Aug 3).
It was sweet revenge for the world No. 24 pair after losing narrowly to the Indonesians in the Spain Masters final last year.
The victory was the best possible boost for Roy King-Arif before they make their debuts in the World Championships from Aug 25-31 in Paris.
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