Yap Roy King

{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player (born 2001)}} {{family name hatnote|[[Ye (surname)|Yap]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox badminton player |name = Yap Roy King 叶睿庆 |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_name = |country = Malaysia |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|2|10}} |birth_place = [[Johor]], Malaysia |residence = |height = 1.80m |weight = |years_active = 2015–present |handedness = Right |coach = [[Herry Iman Pierngadi]] [[Nova Widianto]] |event = Men's & mixed doubles |highest_ranking = 16 (MD with [[Junaidi Arif]], 10 March 2026) 43 (XD with [[Valeree Siow]], 30 July 2024) |date_of_highest_ranking = |current_ranking = 17 |date_of_current_ranking = MD with Junaidi Arif, 26 May 2026 |medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{MAS}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the SEA Games|SEA Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games|2023 Cambodia]] | [[Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games – Individual event#Mixed Doubles|Mixed doubles]] }} {{MedalSilver | 2023 Cambodia | [[Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games – Men's team|Men's team]] }} |bwfbadminton_id = 88322 |career_record = }}

'''Yap Roy King''' ({{lang-zh|s=叶睿庆|p=Yè Ruìqìng}}; born 10 February 2001) is a Malaysian [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roy King YAP {{!}} Profile |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/88322/roy-king-yap |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=bwfbadminton.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Yap Roy King {{!}} BAM |url=https://bam.org.my/player/yap-roy-king |publisher=[[Badminton Association of Malaysia]] |date=10 February 2001 |access-date=16 May 2023}}</ref> He won two silver medals at the [[Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games|2023 SEA Games]], in the men's team event<ref name="sea23mt"/> as well as the mixed doubles event.<ref name="SEA23"/>

== Career == Yap made his international debut at the Jakarta Open Junior International U-15 in 2015.

=== 2019 === In August, he won his first international tournament at the Malaysia Junior International together with [[Ooi Jhy Dar]] in men's doubles and [[Gan Jing Err]] in mixed doubles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roy King raih gelaran berganda |first=Helmi |last=Talkah |url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/raket/2019/08/600021/roy-king-raih-gelaran-berganda |date=25 August 2019 |access-date=15 May 2023 |work=[[Berita Harian]] |language=ms }}</ref> In the following week, he and Ooi won their second title in two weeks at the India Junior International.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bam.org.my/news/india-junior-international-double-delight-for-malaysia |title=India Junior International: Double delight for Malaysia |date=1 September 2019 |website=bam.org.my |access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref>

In October, Yap competed at the [[2019 BWF World Junior Championships|2019 World Junior Championships]]. He and Gan reached the mixed doubles event quarter-finals but lost to Thailand's [[Ratchapol Makkasasithorn]] and [[Benyapa Aimsaard]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bittersweet run for Malaysia's Roy King |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2019/10/11/bittersweet-run-for-malaysias-roy-king |date=11 October 2019 |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

=== 2021 === In August, Yap won two titles at the [[Latvia International]] together with [[Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman]] in men's doubles and [[Valeree Siow]] in mixed doubles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roy King on a roll in Latvia International |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2021/08/722873/roy-king-roll-latvia-international |first=Fabian |last=Peter |date=31 August 2021 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |access-date=15 May 2023 }}</ref>

In the following month, he and Siow won another two more titles back-to-back, the [[Hellas International]] and the [[Ukraine International (badminton)|Ukraine International]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roy King aims to extend reign after Europe high |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2021/09/12/roy-king-aims-to-extend-reign-after-europe-high |date=12 September 2021 |access-date=15 May 2023 |work=The Star |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

=== 2023 === In May, Yap made his debut at the [[Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games|2023 SEA Games]] where he helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the [[Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games – Men's team|men's team]] event.<ref name="sea23mt">{{Cite web |title=Men's badminton squad take silver in finals |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2023/05/11/mens-badminton-squad-take-silver-in-finals/ |date=11 May 2023 |work=[[Free Malaysia Today]] |access-date=16 May 2023 }}</ref> He later partnered with [[Cheng Su Yin]] in the [[Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games – Individual event#Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]] event and went on to win silver, falling to Indonesia's [[Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto]] and [[Lisa Ayu Kusumawati]] in the final.<ref name="SEA23">{{Cite web |title=SEA Games 2023: Scratch pair Roy King-Su Yin forced to settle for silver |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2023/05/16/sea-games-2023-scratch-pair-roy-king-su-yin-forced-to-settle-for-silver |first=Kirubashini |last=R. |date=16 May 2023 |access-date=16 May 2023 |work=The Star }}</ref>

In June, he captured the [[Nantes International]] men's doubles title partnered with [[Junaidi Arif]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2023/06/921582/roy-king-arif-achieve-breakthrough-win-france |title=Roy King-Arif achieve breakthrough win in France |last=Tan |first=Ming Wai |date=18 June 2023 |website=New Straits Times |access-date=15 August 2023}}</ref>

In July, he was crowned double national champion after winning the 2023 [[Malaysian National Badminton Championships|National Championships]] men's doubles event with Arif and the mixed doubles event with Siow.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2023/07/929090/double-joy-roy-king |title=Double joy for Roy King |first=Fabian |last=Peter |date=9 July 2023 |website=New Straits Times |access-date=15 August 2023}}</ref>

In September, Yap and Siow entered the final of [[2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I|Indonesia Masters I]]. They successfully captured the mixed doubles title after defeating Japan's [[Hiroki Nishi]] and [[Akari Sato]] in three games.<ref name="medan23">{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2023/09/953499/roy-king-valeree-win-first-international-crown-indonesia-masters |title=Roy King-Valeree win first international crown at Indonesia Masters |first=Fabian |last=Peter |date=10 September 2023 |website=New Straits Times |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref>

=== 2024 === In late March, playing only their second tournament of the year after an injury layoff, Yap and Arif advanced to the [[2024 Spain Masters|Spain Masters]] final.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peter |first=Fabian |date=31 March 2024 |title=Arif-Roy King close in on maiden World Tour title at Spain Masters |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2024/03/1032460/arif-roy-king-close-maiden-world-tour-title-spain-masters |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=New Straits Times }}</ref> They fell to [[Sabar Karyaman Gutama]] and [[Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani]] in three games, finishing as runners-up.<ref name="esp24">{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2024/03/1032725/arif-roy-king-settle-second-best-spain-masters |title=Arif-Roy King settle for second best at Spain Masters |first=Fabian |last=Peter |date=31 March 2024 |website=New Straits Times |access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref>

=== 2025 === In July right before the upcoming [[2025 BWF World Championships]], Yap and Arif won their maiden title in men's doubles at [[2025 Macau Open (badminton)|Macau Open]] against Sabar and Reza, on a slippery court and having tremendous delay in between during matches.<ref name="mcu25">{{cite web |last1=Kirubashini |first1=R. |title=Herry sees Roy King-Arif's grit en route to first Open title timely ahead of worlds |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2025/08/03/herry-sees-roy-king-arif039s-grit-en-route-to-first-open-title-timely-ahead-of-worlds |website=The Star |publisher=Star Media Group Berhad |access-date=3 August 2025 |language=en |date=3 August 2025}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== Southeast Asian Games === ''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#FFAAAA" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games – Individual event#Mixed doubles|2023]] | align="left" | [[Morodok Techo National Sports Complex|Morodok Techo Badminton Hall]], [[Phnom Penh]], Cambodia | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Cheng Su Yin]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lisa Ayu Kusumawati]] | align="left" | 22–20, 8–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="SEA23"/> |}

=== BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up) === The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- | align="center" | [[2024 Spain Masters#Finals 3|2024]] | align="left" | [[Spain Masters]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Junaidi Arif]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Sabar Karyaman Gutama]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani]] | align="left" | 18–21, 21–17, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="esp24"/> |- | align="center" | [[2025 Macau Open (badminton)#Finals 3|2025]] | align="left" | [[Macau Open Badminton Championships|Macau Open]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Junaidi Arif | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Sabar Karyaman Gutama {{flagicon|INA}} Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | align="left" | 22–20, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="mcu25"/> |}

''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- | align="center" | [[2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I#Finals 5|2023 (I)]] | align="left" | [[Indonesia Masters Super 100|Indonesia Masters]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Valeree Siow]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroki Nishi]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akari Sato]] | align="left" | 13–21, 21–14, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="medan23"/> |}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles) === ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Latvia International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Junaidi Arif]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Muhammad Haikal]] | align="left" | 21–23, 21–15, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | [[Nantes International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Junaidi Arif | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Putra Erwiansyah]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Patra Harapan Rindorindo]] | align="left" | 21–16, 14–21, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}

''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Latvia International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Valeree Siow]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Low Yeen Yuan]] | align="left" | 22–20, 21–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Hellas International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Valeree Siow | align="left" | {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Carl Christian Mork]] {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Solvår Flåten Joergensen]] | align="left" | 21–13, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Ukraine International (badminton)|Ukraine Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Valeree Siow | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Johannes Pistorius (badminton)|Johannes Pistorius]] {{flagicon|GER}} [[Emma Moszczynski]] | align="left" | 21–19, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

=== BWF Junior International (3 titles) === ''Boys' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#C6D4E1" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Malaysia Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ooi Jhy Dar]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Justin Hoh]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Fazriq Razif]] | align="left" | 21–14, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#AE9C45" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | India Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Ooi Jhy Dar | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuma Kawamoto]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsubasa Kawamura]] | align="left" | 17–21, 21–16, 23–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}

''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#C6D4E1" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Malaysia Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Gan Jing Err]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Ghana Muhammad Al Ilham]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Berliona Alma Pradisa]] | align="left" | 21–11, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#AE9C45|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament : {{Color box|#C6D4E1|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#BDB8AD|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Series tournament : {{Color box|#EBE7E0|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior Future Series tournament

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{BWF|5087184c-ee87-41d4-a241-6006c7f4cbe0|member_id=88322}} * {{BWF2|88322}}

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