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  "id": 6668109,
  "title": "Davies sinks world champion Wu at English Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/davies-sinks-world-champion-wu-at-english-open",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T00:03:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/davies-sinks-world-champion-wu-224415884.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Liam Davies stunned world champion Wu Yize in the third round of the English Open by defeating him 4-1. The Welsh player, 20, took a commanding 3-0 lead and added an impressive break of 105 in the second frame. Despite Wu's struggle to regain form, Davies sealed the victory with his superior play. The upcoming quarter-final will see Davies face fellow Welshman Mark Williams, a three-time world champion, on Friday evening. Meanwhile, other elite players like Mark Selby and Judd Trump also had their matches concluded, with Selby falling 4-3 to Kyren Wilson and Trump edging Anthony McGill 4-3. In other quarter-finals, Ali Carter triumphed over Gong Chenzhi, Zhou Yuelong secured a 4-2 win over Yuan Sijun, and Ding Junhui beat Joe O'Connor 4-1.",
  "summary": "World champion Wu Yize is knocked out of the English Open in the third round as he loses 4-1 to Liam Davies, who faces fellow Welshman Mark Williams next.",
  "key_points": [
    "Liam Davies defeats world champion Wu Yize 4-1 in English Open",
    "Welsh player Liam Davies scores break of 105 in second frame",
    "Davies to face three-time world champion Mark Williams in quarter-finals"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Liam Davies' upset victory over the world champion clears a major hurdle and sets up a quarter-final clash with fellow Welsh star Mark Williams, another multiple world champion.",
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Davies sinks world champion Wu at English Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/davies-sinks-world-champion-wu-at-english-open",
        "published": "2026-09-10T22:44:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Two-time defending champion Sabalenka powers past Pegula into US Open final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/two-time-defending-champion-sabalenka-powers-past-pegula-into-us-open",
        "published": "2026-09-11T00:51:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Two-time defending champion Sabalenka powers past Pegula into US Open final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/two-time-defending-champion-sabalenka-powers-past-pegula-into-us-open-6676212",
        "published": "2026-09-11T01:08:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Two-time defending champion Sabalenka powers past Pegula into US Open final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/two-time-defending-champion-sabalenka-powers-past-pegula-into-us-open-6683654",
        "published": "2026-09-11T01:10:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Two-time defending champion Sabalenka powers past Pegula into US Open final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/two-time-defending-champion-sabalenka-powers-past-pegula-into-us-open-6683674",
        "published": "2026-09-11T01:36:54.000Z"
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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."
}