New Malaysian pair Aaron Tai and Yap Roy King win the Arctic Open men's doubles in their first event together
11 October 2026
Malaysia's Aaron Tai and Yap Roy King won the men's doubles title at the Arctic Open badminton tournament in Vantaa, Finland, on 11 October 2026.
They beat Taiwan's Lai Po-yu and Tsai Fu-cheng 21-19, 21-19 in 41 minutes at the Energia Arena.
It was the pair's first tournament together and their first title.
The Arctic Open is a BWF Super 500 event; the Malaysians were ranked world No. 348.
Final score:
21-19, 21-19
Tournament level:
BWF Super 500
Winners' world ranking:
348
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In plain words
BWF Badminton World Federation — The world governing body of badminton, which runs the World Tour.
Super 500 BWF World Tour Super 500 — A mid-level grade of BWF World Tour tournaments, below Super 750 and Super 1000.