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  "id": 9681512,
  "title": "Soon Huat-Shevon clear Asian Games opening round",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/soon-huat-shevon-clear-asian-games-opening-round",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/25/soon-huat-shevon-clear-asian-games-opening-round"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat and Lai Jemie secured a swift 21-14, 21-11 victory over Taiwan's Yang Po Hsuan and Hu Ling Fang in the opening round of the Asian Games 2026 individual event. Ranked No 10 globally, the husband-and-wife team completed the match in a mere 28 minutes. This triumph marks their third and possibly final Asian Games appearance together.\n\nThe pair is set to face India's Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto in the second round. Meanwhile, Malaysian men's singles player Justin Hoh also advanced, receiving a walkover against Thailand's Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul in his match.\n\nChen Tang Jie and Cheng Su Yin, a newly formed mixed doubles duo, also progressed to the second round after a comfortable first-round win over Bangladesh's Al-Amin Jumar and Urmi Akter, 21-14, 21-9. However, they will have to overcome South Korea's Kim Jae Hyeon and Jang Ha Jeong in the next round, a pair ranked No 25 in the world.",
  "summary": "The mixed doubles shuttlers defeat Taiwanese pair Yang Po Hsuan-Hu Ling Fang 21-14, 21-11 in their opening match.",
  "key_points": [],
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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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