Upset win by Pearly-Thinaah


Pearly Tan (left)-M. Thinaah defeated world No. 3 Lee So-hee-Shin Cheung-chan of South Korea in the Japan Open first round.

PETALING JAYA: Commonwealth Games champions Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah pulled off an upset win over world No. 3 Lee So-hee-Shin Cheung-chan of South Korea to storm into the women's doubles second round at the Japan Open in Osaka on Tuesday (Aug 30).

The unseeded Pearly-Thinaah defeated So-hee-Seung-chan, the third seeds, 16-21, 21-14, 21-18 in a 61-minute battle in the first round.

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