{
  "id": 20123979,
  "title": "Aaron-Roy King clinch Japan Masters title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/aaron-roy-king-clinch-japan-masters-title",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T05:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/15/aaron-roy-king-clinch-japan-masters-title"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian badminton duo Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King secured the Japan Masters title today, their second World Tour championship together. The world No 57 pair defeated home favorites Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi, ranked world No 10, in a thrilling final match at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan. Aaron-Roy King prevailed 16-21, 21-13, 21-15. This win marks Malaysia's first men's doubles title at the Japan Masters since its creation in 2023, with Pearly Tan-M Thinaah being the only other Malaysian to have claimed a title at the event. The Malaysian men’s doubles pair clinched their first tournament victory together at the Arctic Open in Finland last month. Aaron-Roy King have advanced to the semi-finals in three of their five tournaments so far, while the other two rounds saw them exit in the last-16. The duo currently holds the distinction of being the most successful among the new doubles combinations tested by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Their next challenge is the Hong Kong Open, which starts on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "The men's doubles pair claims their second World Tour crown since teaming up five weeks ago.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "The Beckham-like swerve return that gave Lakshya Sen the Kumamoto Masters title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/the-beckham-like-swerve-return-that-gave-lakshya-sen-the-kumamoto",
        "published": "2026-11-15T04:38:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Aaron-Roy King slay former world champs to win Kumamoto Masters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/aaron-roy-king-slay-former-world-champs-to-win-kumamoto-masters",
        "published": "2026-11-15T05:33:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}