KUALA LUMPUR: Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King may have exceeded expectations, but they do not want to hype up their one-off achievement at the Malaysia Masters.
The pair's fairytale run at the Super 500 event ended in the semi-finals today, following a 21-13, 21-19 defeat to Denmark's Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil.
The world No. 47 Malaysians said they gained invaluable experience throughout the week, but it is now back to the drawing board.
"I don't think we want to say we are satisfied with our performance today, because we wanted to win. In the second game, we had a good chance but just couldn't close out the game.
"We don't want to stay in this moment; we start again from zero," said Roy King, who is finding his best form after recovering from a serious knee injury last year.
Arif echoed his partner's sentiments, agreeing that there is still a gap with the top pairs.
"Of course, we've gained experience here, but it is still not enough.
"We want to maintain our consistency, look after our bodies and not deal with any more injuries.
"We need to focus on our recovery and target more semi-finals as we have achieved it here.
"We realised we can fight other top 20 pairs, but when it comes to top 10 pairs, it's not so easy anymore," added Arif.
Arif-Roy King do not want to take too much credit for doing better than their more established teammates, including Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani.
"I don't think it's right to draw up conclusions from one tournament.
"Aaron-Wooi Yik are still a class above, and we cannot judge them from one bad performance. We still have a lot to learn from them as seniors," said Roy King.