{
  "id": 16255554,
  "title": "Record 4 Malaysian doubles pairs in French Open semis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/record-4-malaysian-doubles-pairs-in-french-open-semis-16255554",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T23:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/24/record-4-malaysian-doubles-pairs-in-french-open-semis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a historic French Open badminton championships, four Malaysian doubles pairs have reached the semi-finals for the first time in the tournament's 117-year history. Among them is Pearly Tan-M Thinaah, who could become the second Malaysian women's doubles pair to win the title. In their quarter-final match, they defeated world No 9 pair Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva in a 39-minute game. The Malaysian men's doubles world No 5 pair, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzudin Rumsani, also advanced, defeating South Korea's world No 1 pair Kim Won Ho-Seung Jae in just 36 minutes. They will face Indonesia's world No 25 pair Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Malaysia hopes to achieve its long-awaited men's doubles title, last won in 2004, with a new Malaysian mixed doubles pair showing promise.",
  "summary": "Pearly Tan-M Thinaah previously won the title in 2022 to become the only Malaysian women’s doubles pair to achieve the feat in the championship's 117-year history.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "All-Malaysian men’s doubles clash set as Pearly-Thinaah reach French Open last eight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/all-malaysian-mens-doubles-clash-set-as-pearly-thinaah-reach-french",
        "published": "2026-10-23T01:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pearly-Thinaah one win away from French Open final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/pearly-thinaah-one-win-away-from-french-open-final",
        "published": "2026-10-24T00:04:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}