{
  "id": 18291472,
  "title": "Will Malaysia have at least one pair in Korea Open semi-finals?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/will-malaysia-have-at-least-one-pair-in-korea-open-semi-finals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:09:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/11/1571567/will-malaysia-have-least-one-pair-korea-open-semi-finals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia will field three pairs in the semi-finals of the Korea Open, with hopes of at least one pair advancing to the finals. Hoo Pang Ron-Pei Jing and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun have both advanced to the quarter-finals, showing their consistent performance recently. The world No. 15 pair faced off against South Korea's world No. 154 and managed to win in 32 minutes. They will next face China's world No. 2 Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin, with a history of being frustrated by the Chinese duo. Meanwhile, Wei Chong-Kai Wun continued his winning streak by defeating Taiwan's world No. 32 and is set to face Japan's fifth seeds. In women's singles, K. Letshanaa suffered her fifth consecutive defeat to South Korea's reigning world champion An Se Young.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will have three pairs fighting for semi-final berths at the Korea Open after Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and Chia Wei Jie-Teo Ee Yi advanced to the quarter-finals in Yeosu today.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}