{
  "id": 14966492,
  "title": "China pair deny Sze Fei–Izzuddin at Denmark Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/china-pair-deny-sze-fei-izzuddin-at-denmark-open",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T13:42:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/10/1557073/china-pair-deny-sze-fei%E2%80%93izzuddin-denmark-open"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysian men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani were eliminated in the Denmark Open quarter-finals on Friday. The sixth-seeded duo lost to China's world No. 2 Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang with a score of 18-21, 21-18, 21-15 at the SJF Bank Arena. This marks the first time since 2021 that the pair has failed to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.\n\nIn the women's doubles, Pearly Tan and M Thinaah advanced to the semi-finals after defeating India's Gayatri Gopichand Pullela and Treesa Jolly. After losing the first game 14-21 and trailing 10-14 in the second, the world No. 5 Malaysian pair won the match 14-21, 21-17, 21-11 in a 55-minute contest.\n\nThe Asian Games bronze medallists will face China's Bao Li Jing and Cao Zi Han in the semi-finals. Tan and Thinaah previously won the Indonesia Masters in January and are seeking their second title of the year.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Aaron–Wooi Yik storm into Denmark Open semi-finals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/aaron-wooi-yik-storm-into-denmark-open-semi-finals",
        "published": "2026-10-16T10:46:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Aaron-Wooi Yik in Denmark Open semis, to meet world No 1 pair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/aaron-wooi-yik-in-denmark-open-semis-to-meet-world-no-1-pair",
        "published": "2026-10-16T11:01:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}