{
  "id": 13584480,
  "title": "Scratch pair Aaron Tai-Roy King storm into Arctic Open final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/scratch-pair-aaron-tai-roy-king-storm-into-arctic-open-final",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T23:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/11/scratch-pair-aaron-tai-roy-king-storm-into-arctic-open-final"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian scratch pair Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King stunned the world by defeating higher-ranked Danish pair Christian Faust Kjaer-Rasmus Kjaer in the quarter-finals of the Arctic Open, a World Tour Super 500 championships. The Malaysian duo, who are making their debut together, triumphed 21-14, 21-16 in just 37 minutes, showcasing their confident play style. Their next opponent in the final will be Taiwanese pair Lai Po Yu-Tsai Fu Cheng, who currently sit at world No 37. This is the Malaysian duo's fourth time defeating a higher-ranked pair in the championships, after also eliminating world No 24 duo Nur Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong in the opening round, world No 21 Taiwanese brothers Lee Fang Chih-Lee Lee Fang Jen in the last 16, and top Thai duo Peeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul in the quarter-finals. The prize money for winning the doubles titles in all categories is 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 men’s doubles pair, who are playing in their first tournament together, defeated a Danish pair in the semi-final.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Scratch pair Aaron Tai-Roy King storm into Arctic Open final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/scratch-pair-aaron-tai-roy-king-storm-into-arctic-open-final-13592152",
        "published": "2026-10-10T23:21:00.000Z"
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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."
}