KUALA LUMPUR: Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King pulled off an impressive victory over senior compatriots Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani to reach the Kumamoto Masters Japan quarter-finals on Thursday.
Aaron-Roy King took just 28 minutes to dispatch their world No. 5 senior compatriots 21-14, 21-15 in their first meeting.
The victory marked another encouraging result for the fast-rising combination, who have continued to impress since winning the Arctic Open title on their debut last month.
The result also ended fourth seeds Sze Fei-Izzuddin’s hopes of repeating their semi-final appearance in Kumamoto last year.