{
  "id": 18242675,
  "title": "Pang Ron-Pei Jing storm into Korea Open quarters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/pang-ron-pei-jing-storm-into-korea-open-quarters-18242675",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T02:55:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/05/pang-ron-pei-jing-storm-into-korea-open-quarters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian mixed doubles duo Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing advanced to the quarter-finals of the Korea Open after a swift rise in the world rankings. The pair, who only started playing together in May, defeated South Korea's Jin Sung Ik-Lee Seung Hee 21-8, 21-15 in just 32 minutes. Hoo Pang Ron-Pei Jing have climbed from a lowly No 460 to their current position of No 15 in the global rankings. They will face either Chinese top seeds Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin and Wei Ya Xin or Japan's Haruki Kawabe-Kokona Ishikawa in the quarter-finals tomorrow. Throughout 2023, Hoo Pang Ron-Pei Jing reached five semi-finals across 10 World Tour tournaments, including a silver medal finish at the Super 750 French Open and China Masters. However, their mixed doubles partner Chen Tang Jie-Chan Wen Tse were eliminated in the second round, succumbing to China's Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi 7-21, 13-21 in 29 minutes.",
  "summary": "The fast-rising Malaysian mixed doubles pair beat a home combination in straight games to reach the last eight.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pang Ron-Pei Jing keep rolling into fifth straight week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/pang-ron-pei-jing-keep-rolling-into-fifth-straight-week",
        "published": "2026-11-05T02:46:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}