KUALA LUMPUR, 13 November 2026 (The Capital Post) – Malaysia’s rising men’s doubles pair Aaron Tai and Yap Roy King continued their impressive form by defeating world No. 15 Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan of Taiwan to advance to the semi-finals of the Japan Masters Badminton Championships on Friday.
The world No. 57 Malaysian duo needed just 28 minutes to secure a convincing 21-16, 21-12 victory at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Japan.
The result marks another significant achievement for Aaron and Roy King, who captured the Arctic Open title last month in their debut tournament as a pair.
Their latest victory sets up a semi-final showdown against Denmark’s world No. 13 pair Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard on Saturday.
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The Danish duo booked their place in the last four after defeating Japan’s Hiroki Okamura and Kyohei Yamashita 21-14, 21-14 in their quarter-final encounter.
Aaron and Roy King will face a challenging test against the higher-ranked Danish pair as they aim to reach their second final together.
The Japan Masters, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500 tournament, offers total prize money of US$500,000 (approximately RM2.04 million).– The Capital Post
