KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Aaron Tai and Yap Roy King fought back to secure Malaysia’s first Japan Masters men’s doubles title today, claiming their second World Tour crown since teaming up last month.

Free Malaysia Today reported that the world No 57 pair defeated Japan’s 10th-ranked Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi 16-21, 21-13, 21-15 at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, earning US$39,500 (approximately RM161,400).

Their victory follows last month’s Arctic Open triumph in Finland on their debut together, with the Malaysians reaching at least the semi-finals in three of their five tournaments.

They join women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah, last year’s champions, as the only Malaysians to win titles at the Japan Masters since its inception in 2023.

Aaron and Roy King will next compete at the Hong Kong Open, which begins on Tuesday.