{
  "id": 15975529,
  "title": "Malaysian doubles shuttlers impress at French Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/malaysian-doubles-shuttlers-impress-at-french-open",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T23:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/22/malaysian-doubles-shuttlers-impress-at-french-open"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian badminton doubles pairs in all categories delivered a commendable performance at the French Open, with seven of them advancing to the second round of the World Tour Super 750 championships. Among the women's doubles category, Denmark Open champions Pearly Tan-M Thinaah and Carmen Ting-Ong Xin Yee showcased a strong start by defeating Turkish pair Bengisu Ercetin-Nazlican Inci and home pair Margot Lambert-Camille Pognante respectively, both within a span of just 37 minutes. Pearly-Thinaah will face Carmen-Xin Yee in the second round, while the mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing also secured their spot in the next round after defeating Chinese pair Gao Jia Xuan-Wu Meng Ying. Meanwhile, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, ranked 4th in the world, swept through their Chinese counterparts with an impressive 37-minute performance, progressing to face Thailand’s Peeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul in the last-16. Meanwhile, Malaysian men's doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee-Tee Kai Wun bounced back from their Denmark Open loss, defeating their Japanese rivals in 55 minutes and will meet another Japanese pair in the second round.",
  "summary": "Seven pairs across all three categories will feature in the second round of the World Tour Super 750 championships.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Four Malaysian men's pairs smash into French Open second round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/four-malaysian-mens-pairs-smash-into-french-open-second-round",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:16:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysian doubles shuttlers impress at French Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/malaysian-doubles-shuttlers-impress-at-french-open-15976594",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:33:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}