{
  "id": 19946013,
  "title": "Former world champions stand between Aaron-Roy King and second title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/former-world-champions-stand-between-aaron-roy-king-and-second-title",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T08:04:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/11/1577504/former-world-champions-stand-between-aaron-roy-king-and-second"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King, the world No. 57 Malaysian pair, face former world champions Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the Kumamoto Masters men's doubles final. This marks their second title chase together, having already won the Arctic Open and reached the Hylo Open semi-finals. Their semifinal victory came against Denmark's Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard, with coach Chang Kim Wai crediting their concentration for their success. The Malaysians have shown promise since pairing up last month, defeating Taiwan's Lai Po Yu-Tsai Fu Cheng and Taiwan's Lee Jhe Huei-Yang Po Hsuan along the way. However, they now face a strong opponent in Hoki-Kobayashi, who defeated China's Wang Chang-Xie Haonan in the other semifinal.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King have former world champions standing between them and a second title together.",
  "key_points": [
    "Aaron-Roy King face former world champions Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi.",
    "This is their second title chase together after Arctic Open win.",
    "They defeated Taiwan's Lai Po Yu-Tsai Fu Cheng in semifinals."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}