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  "id": 9084407,
  "title": "Malaysian women gave South Korea a mighty scare before bowing out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/malaysian-women-gave-south-korea-a-mighty-scare-before-bowing-out",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T04:52:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/09/1538260/malaysian-women-gave-south-korea-mighty-scare-bowing-out"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian women's team suffered a narrow quarter-final exit in the women's team event in Ichinomiya City, South Korea, on Tuesday. Despite a valiant effort led by world No. 5 Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, Malaysia fell 3-1 to South Korea. In the women's doubles, Pearly-Thinaah's match against world No. 2 Baek Ha Na-Lee So Hee ended in a 22-20, 21-17 defeat, despite the former's valiant effort. For the singles, world No. 1 Se Young swept Malaysia's world No. 28 K. Letshanaa 21-12, 21-8, giving South Korea an early lead. Pearly-Thinaah's valiant performance against world champions Baek-Ha Na-So Hee kept Malaysia's hopes alive. In the second singles, world No. 37 Wong Ling Ching was beaten by world No. 12 Kim Ga Eun 21-12, 21-18, leaving Malaysia 2-1 behind. In the second doubles, Cheng Su Yin-Low Zi Yu lost to Jeong Na Eun-Kim Hye Jeong 18-21, 21-11, 24-22, ending Malaysia's campaign in the last eight. This defeat means Malaysia continues its 64-year drought for a medal in the women's team event, as their last medal came at the 1962 Jakarta Games, where they won silver.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Senior pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah won the battle, but Malaysia lost the war against South Korea, suffering an agonising quarter-final exit in the women's team event in Ichinomiya City on Tuesday.",
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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."
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