{
  "id": 5083185,
  "title": "Veterans Azriyn-Wee Kiong stun scratch pair Aaron-Wei Chong in China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/veterans-azriyn-wee-kiong-stun-scratch-pair-aaron-wei-chong-in-china",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T11:55:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/09/1524440/veterans-azriyn-wee-kiong-stun-scratch-pair-aaron-wei-chong-china"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Veteran Malaysian men's doubles pair Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wer Kiong pulled off a surprising victory over the BA's newest scratch pairing, Aaron Chia-Man Wei Chong, at the China Masters in Shenzhen on Wednesday. The 29th ranked Azriyn-Wee Kiong defeated his opponents 21-14, 15-21, 21-19 in the opening round match that took place at the Shenzhen Arena. This was the BAM pair's debut in the current men's doubles lineup, with Aaron Chia-Man having previously teamed up with Aaron Tai and Wei Chong with Soh Wooi Yik in past World Tour events. Another scratch pair, Kang Khai Xing-Wan Arif Juniaidi, also suffered a loss, falling to India's world No. 5 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty 21-11, 21-16. In the women's singles category, K. Letshanaa, ranked 31st globally, swept aside 375th-ranked British newcomer Karen Feng 21-6, 21-3 to secure her place in the last 16.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Veteran men's doubles Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wer Kiong stunned the BA of Malaysia's (BAM) latest scratch pair Aaron Chia-Man Wei Chong to battle into the last 16 at the China Masters in Shenzhen on Wednesday.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Malaysia’s Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing advance at China Masters after beating Hong Kong pair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/malaysias-hoo-pang-ron-lai-pei-jing-advance-at-china-masters-after",
        "published": "2026-09-02T09:16:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}