{
  "id": 4146588,
  "title": "Chong Wei smashes open new pathway for young LCW Cup shuttlers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/chong-wei-smashes-open-new-pathway-for-young-lcw-cup-shuttlers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T08:30:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/08/1521292/chong-wei-smashes-open-new-pathway-young-lcw-cup-shuttlers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Datuk Seri Lee Chong Wei, the former world No. 1 badminton player, has announced plans to expand the inaugural Lee Chong Wei Cup (LCW Cup) into an international junior badminton tournament next year. The LCW Cup, which began today, offers junior shuttlers in the Under-13, Under-15, and Under-17 categories a competitive platform to compete for a RM100,000 prize pool. Chong Wei, who is also the BA of Malaysia (BAM) performance committee chairman, aims to organize one local and one international junior tournament in 2023 to provide young players with greater exposure. He hopes the competition will become an annual fixture on the junior calendar, replicating the experience of an international tournament for many young players who have yet to compete overseas.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}