{
  "id": 5576673,
  "title": "Kai Wun-Roy King book semis berth at China Masters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/kai-wun-roy-king-book-semis-berth-at-china-masters-5576673",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T13:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/04/kai-wun-roy-king-book-semis-berth-at-china-masters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian badminton doubles duo Tee Kai Wun-Yap Roy King have secured a spot in the semi-finals of the China Masters badminton championships. The pair, who began playing together in July, defeated Japanese duo Takumi Nomura-Yuichi Shimogami with a score of 21-13, 19-21, 21-12 in the quarter-finals. This victory marks Kai Wun-Roy King's second semi-final appearance of the year, following their triumph at the Korea Masters last month.\n\nTheir upcoming opponent will be China's rising stars He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu. The Chinese pair had to overcome a Malaysian scratch pair, Soh Wooi Yik-Aaron Tai, in a three-game match to advance to the semi-finals. Kai Wun-Roy King and He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu will face off in a crucial match after both have earned US$87,500 (RM357,000) for reaching the semi-finals. The runners-up will each receive US$42,500 (RM173,400), while the semi-final winners will take home US$17,500 (RM71,400).",
  "summary": "The scratch pair, who started playing together in July, beat Japan’s Takumi Nomura-Yuichi Shimogami in three games in the quarter-final.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Kai Wun-Roy King book semis berth at China Masters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/kai-wun-roy-king-book-semis-berth-at-china-masters",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:28:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Sport : China Masters: Kai Wun-Roy King, Nur Mohd Azriyn-Wee Kiong Through To Semis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/sport-china-masters-kai-wun-roy-king-nur-mohd-azriyn-wee-kiong",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:38:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Satwik-Chirag make 4th straight China Masters semis with hard-fought win over Astrup-Rasmussen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/satwik-chirag-make-4th-straight-china-masters-semis-with-hard-fought",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:09:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}