{
  "id": 9952576,
  "title": "Sze Fei-Izzuddin march into Asian Games quarter-finals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/sze-fei-izzuddin-march-into-asian-games-quarter-finals",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T09:39:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/09/1541644/sze-fei-izzuddin-march-asian-games-quarter-finals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AICHI: Malaysian men's doubles duo Goh Sze Fei-Nur and Izzuddin Rumsani secured their place in the Asian Games quarter-finals after defeating Japanese players Yugo Kobayashi and Takuro Hoki in straight sets. The world-ranked six team displayed a strong performance, winning 21-19, 21-16 in just 37 minutes at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium. This victory restored the Malaysian pair's lead in their head-to-head record against the Japanese duo, now at 4-3. The Malaysian duo now waits for the outcome of the match between China's Olympic silver medalists Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang and Thailand's Charoenkitamorn Chaloempon-Thongsa-Nga Worrapol to advance to the semi-finals. If successful, Sze Fei-Izzuddin will be assured of at least a bronze medal for Malaysia. Meanwhile, Malaysian men's singles player Justin Hoh's tournament came to an end in the third round following a straight-sets loss to Singapore's former world champion Loh Kean Yew, who defeated him 21-14, 21-14 in 35 minutes.",
  "summary": "AICHI: National men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani kept their dreams of winning a medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games alive after advancing to the quarter-finals on Saturday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Defeat Japanese players Yugo Kobayashi and Takuro Hoki 21-19, 21-16 in 37 minutes.",
    "Victory restores Malaysian pair's lead 4-3 against Japanese duo in head-to-head record."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}