Yap Roy King

Yap Roy King (Chinese: 叶睿庆; born 10 February 2001) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1][2] He won a silver medal in badminton at the 2023 SEA Games in the mixed doubles partnering with Cheng Su Yin, as well as in the men's team event.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yap.
Yap Roy King
叶睿庆
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001
Johor, Malaysia
Years active2015–present
HandednessRight
Men's & Mixed doubles
Highest ranking61 (MD with Chang Yee Jun) (17 February 2023)
75 (XD with Valeree Siow) (2 May 2023)
Current ranking131 (MD with Junaidi Arif)
76 (XD with Valeree Siow) (16 May 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cambodia Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cambodia Men's team
BWF profile

Career

Yap made his international debut at the Jakarta Open Junior International U-15 in 2015. In the 2019 BWF World Junior Championships, he partnred with Gan Jing Err and both lost in the quarter finals of the mixed doubles to Thailand's Ratchapol Makkasasithorn and Benyapa Aimsaard.[3] In the same year, he won his first international tournament at the Malaysia Junior International together with Jhy Dar Ooi in men's doubles and Gan Jing Err in the mixed doubles.[4]

In 2021, Yap won 2 titles at the Latvia International together with Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman in men's doubles, and Valeree Siow in mixed doubles. In the following month, he and Siow won another 2 more titles back-to-back, Hellas International and Ukraine International.[5][6]

In 2023, Yap made his debut at the 2023 SEA Games where he helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the men's team event. He later on partnered with Cheng Su Yin in the mixed doubles event and went on to win silver, falling to Indonesia's Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto and Lisa Ayu Kusumawati in the finals.[7][8]

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Morodok Techo Badminton Hall,
Phnom Penh, Cambodia		 Malaysia Cheng Su Yin Indonesia Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto
Indonesia Lisa Ayu Kusumawati		 22–20, 8–21, 16–21 Silver Silver [8]

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Latvia International Malaysia Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman Malaysia Junaidi Arif
Malaysia Muhammad Haikal		 21–23, 21–15, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Ukraine Open Malaysia Valeree Siow Germany Johannes Pistorius
Germany Emma Moszczynski		 21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Hellas International Malaysia Valeree Siow Norway Carl Christian Mork
Norway Solvår Flåten Joergensen		 21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Latvia International Malaysia Valeree Siow Malaysia Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman
Malaysia Low Yeen Yuan		 22–20, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

Boys doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Malaysia Junior International Malaysia Jhy Dar Ooi Malaysia Justin Hoh
Malaysia Fazriq Razif		 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 India Junior International Malaysia Jhy Dar Ooi Japan Takuma Kawamoto
Japan Tsubasa Kawamura		 17–21, 21–16, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Malaysia Junior International Malaysia Gan Jing Err Indonesia Ghana Muhammad Al Ilham
Indonesia Berliona Alma Pradisa		 21–11, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References
  1. "LEE Shun Yang Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  2. "Yap Roy King". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 16 May 2023.
  3. "Bittersweet run for Malaysia's Roy King". The Star. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  4. "Roy King raih gelaran berganda" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  5. "Roy King on a roll in Latvia International". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  6. "Roy King aims to extend reign after Europe high". The Star. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  7. "Men's badminton squad take silver in finals". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  8. "SEA Games 2023: Scratch pair Roy King-Su Yin forced to settle for silver". The Star. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
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