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New Straits Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Arif-Roy King ready to face big guns in Paris [WATCH]
KUALA LUMPUR: Men's doubles Arif Junaidi-Yap Roy King target a medal at the World Championships from Aug 25-31, even if they go to Paris as underdogs. The world No. 22, who will open their campaign against Japan's world No. 34 Kenya Mitsuhashi-Hiroki Okamura, are on a collision course with teammates Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the third round. However, Arif-Roy King won't be having inferiority complex as they believe they can compete with the best on the biggest stage. Their recent triumph at the Macau Open, their maiden World Tour title, has provided a timely boost ahead of the world meet. "We found out we had qualified for the World Championships before playing in Macau," said Wan Arif. "Winning in Macau has given us confidence for Paris." Roy King said: "We'll be going to Paris as underdogs. Even with the Macau win, we need to keep training hard and learning, because there's still a lot of room for improvement." One area they have been focusing on is service reception, drawing lessons from video analysis of Aaron-Wooi Yik's game, as well as guidance from head coach Herry IP.
New Straits Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Arif-Roy King ready to face big guns in Paris
KUALA LUMPUR: Men's doubles Arif Junaidi-Yap Roy King target a medal at the World Championships from Aug 25-31, even if they go to Paris as underdogs. The world No. 22, who will open their campaign against Japan's world No. 34 Kenya Mitsuhashi-Hiroki Okamura, are on a collision course with teammates Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the third round. However, Arif-Roy King won't be having inferiority complex as they believe they can compete with the best on the biggest stage. Their recent triumph at the Macau Open, their maiden World Tour title, has provided a timely boost ahead of the world meet. "We found out we had qualified for the World Championships before playing in Macau," said Wan Arif. "Winning in Macau has given us confidence for Paris." Roy King said: "We'll be going to Paris as underdogs. Even with the Macau win, we need to keep training hard and learning, because there's still a lot of room for improvement." One area they have been focusing on is service reception, drawing lessons from video analysis of Aaron-Wooi Yik's game, as well as guidance from head coach Herry IP.
