{
  "id": 5245905,
  "title": "Pang Ron-Pei Jing pull off another upset at China Masters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pang-ron-pei-jing-pull-off-another-upset-at-china-masters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/03/pang-ron-pei-jing-pull-off-another-upset-at-china-masters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing achieved yet another surprising victory at the China Masters tournament today. Hailing from a background of only four months of team play, the world No 85 duo defeated a higher-ranked Chinese pair, Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi, in straight games. Their second-round match concluded in 48 minutes, with Pang Ron-Pei Jing clinching a score of 24-22, 21-19. This exhilarating performance has propelled them into the quarter-finals, where they will face either India's Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto or Taiwan’s Liu Kuang Heng-Hsu Yin Hui. In their first-round match, the Malaysian pair had already defeated Hong Kong’s Chan Yin Chak-Ng Tsz Yau, who are ranked 60 places above them.",
  "summary": "The world No 85 Malaysian pair defeat ninth-ranked home pair Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi in straight games to book a quarter-final slot.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pang Ron-Pei Jing stun Chinese pair to reach China Masters quarter-finals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pang-ron-pei-jing-stun-chinese-pair-to-reach-china-masters-quarter",
        "published": "2026-09-03T03:02:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pang Ron-Pei Jing pull off another upset at China Masters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pang-ron-pei-jing-pull-off-another-upset-at-china-masters-5246657",
        "published": "2026-09-03T03:22:02.000Z"
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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."
}