{
  "id": 13260825,
  "title": "Aaron Tai-Roy King enter Arctic Open semis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/aaron-tai-roy-king-enter-arctic-open-semis",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T23:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/10/aaron-tai-roy-king-enter-arctic-open-semis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Men’s doubles scratch pair Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King have achieved a remarkable feat at the Arctic Open, defeating a top Thai duo to advance to the semi-finals. This Malaysian pair, making their tournament debut, secured a swift 21-13, 21-19 victory over Peeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul in just 38 minutes at Energia Areena in Vantaa, Finland. Aaron-Roy King, part of the Badminton Association of Malaysia’s experimental combination, have been exceptional in this World Tour Super 500 championship, winning all their matches in straight sets thus far. In their semi-final, they will face world No 32 Danish pair Christian Faust Kjaer-Rasmus Kjaer, who earlier beat India’s Krishna Prasad Garaga-Pratheek Krishnamurthy Roy. The Malaysian duo previously upset world No 24 compatriots Nur Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong in the opening round before defeating world No 21 Taiwanese brothers Lee Fang Chih-Lee Fang Jen in the last 16. Prize money for doubles champions in all categories stands at US$39,500 (RM160,654) for the winners and US$19,000 (RM77,277) for the runners-up. All semi-finalists receive US$7,000 (RM28,470) each.",
  "summary": "The giant-killing pair, playing together in their first tournament, beat top Thai duo Peeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul in the quarter-final.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Aaron Tai-Roy King enter Arctic Open semis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/aaron-tai-roy-king-enter-arctic-open-semis-13269673",
        "published": "2026-10-09T23:23:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}