{
  "id": 13978497,
  "title": "Sivasangari storms into Egyptian Open q-finals, Yasshmita's fairytale run ends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/sivasangari-storms-into-egyptian-open-q-finals-yasshmitas-fairytale",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T14:14:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/racquet-sports/2026/10/1553972/sivasangari-storms-egyptian-open-q-finals-yasshmitas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sivasangari, the Asian Games champion, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Egyptian Open by defeating world No. 12 Nele Gilis 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 in just 33 minutes. This marked the fifth victory for Sivasangari over Gilis in their nine encounters. The 27-year-old, who has claimed the Australian Open and Grasshopper Cup this year, will face world No. 6 Fayrouz Aboelkheir in the quarter-finals. Aboelkheir, from Egypt, had previously come from a game down to defeat English player Jasmine Hutton in the third round of the tournament.\n\nThe Malaysian squad's success in the Egyptian Open saw a halt for Yasshmita Jadish Kumar, who resides in Cairo. The world No. 62 was knocked out in the third round after losing to world No. 7 Satomi Watanabe of Japan 11-3, 11-2, 11-6. This marked Yasshmita's first encounter with a top-10 player in a tournament. Another qualifier, Joachim Chuah, also exited the competition, losing to world No. 1 Mostafa Asal of Egypt in the second round.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Asian Games champion S. Sivasangari overcame world No. 12 Nele Gilis to reach the quarter-finals of the Egyptian Open today.",
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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."
}