Malaysia Open: Roy King-Arif take lesson from defeat to South Korean pair

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Malaysia's No. 5 men's doubles pair Yap Roy King-Junaidi Arif failed to give a better account of their first Malaysia Open outing after they were beaten by South Korea's Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho 17-21, 11-21 in the first round at Axiata Arena on Wednesday (Jan 8).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00For us, it was a good experience because we got to play with Tokpeh.

00:18It's a shame because we didn't get to play in the double set.

00:23That's a bit of a loss.

00:25Hopefully, next time we meet, we can fight in the double set or win.

00:30What are their strengths and weaknesses?

00:33First, when it comes to serving, they catch us.

00:37Secondly, they're more consistent than us.

00:40When we attack, we want to finish them off quickly.

00:44If we make a mistake, we're out.

00:48I think it's an honour to play with them.

00:53They're not just top players.

00:56I learned from them.

01:00I learned step by step.

01:07I'm confident in my partner.

01:10With our progression, I think it's a positive thing for the next tournament.

01:17If we can, we want to be in the top 15.

01:21If we can, it'll be even better before June.

01:26I hope we can get the first title this year.

01:30If we get the first title, we'll be more confident.

01:33Will the champ qualify?

01:35I hope so.

01:37Overall, your first Malaysia Open.

01:39How was the experience?

01:41How was your experience?

01:49I think it's the same for every tournament.

01:53It's the same for every tournament.

01:56Whether it's in the 500th or 750th.

01:58I don't think it's that different.

02:00The only difference is that we play on our own.

02:03This is your last chance against Coach Vincent.

02:06Coach Vincent, what do you remember about Coach Vincent?

02:13Is there anything that you can share with us?

02:23There's a lot of things.

02:27When we're sad, we're happy when we're with him.

02:32He always tells us that the opponents are all the same,

02:40but the advantage is that they're good at stealing.

02:43We have to learn that.

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