{
  "id": 17309951,
  "title": "Aaron Tai-Roy King continue march in Europe, reach Hylo Open semis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/aaron-tai-roy-king-continue-march-in-europe-reach-hylo-open-semis-17309951",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T23:25:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/31/aaron-tai-roy-king-continue-march-in-europe-reach-hylo-open-semis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia's rising badminton sensation Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King advanced to the semi-finals of the World Tour Super 500 Hylo Open in Germany. The pair defeated top-seeded Indonesian duo Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, followed by Taiwan's 15th-ranked Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi Lin and Lin Chi Lin 21-16, 21-17. Aaron Tai-Roy King, currently ranked world No 74, will face 26th-ranked Danish pair Christian Faust Kjaer-Rasmus Kjaer in the quarter-finals. The pair has seen a rapid rise in their rankings, jumping 276 spots to world No 74 within four weeks of their partnership. They are the most successful experimental team being prepared by the Badminton Association of Malaysia for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In the other semi-final, Malaysia's world No 24 mixed doubles team Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing will play against world No 3 French pair Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue. This marks Pang Ron and Pei Jing's fifth semi-final appearance in five months across ten tournaments since their pairing.",
  "summary": "The newly-crowned Arctic Open men's doubles champions took just 30 minutes to beat Taiwan’s Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi Lin in the quarter-finals.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Aaron-Roy King continue stunning run to reach Hylo Open semis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/aaron-roy-king-continue-stunning-run-to-reach-hylo-open-semis",
        "published": "2026-10-30T23:44:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}