Pearly-Thinaah crash out in first round of Malaysian Open


KUALA LUMPUR: Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah crashed out in the first round of the Malaysian Open badminton championships at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil on Tuesday (Jan 10).

Pearly-Thinaah, the world No.6 pair, struggled against world No.14 Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva of Bulgaria and lost 21-19, 21-14 to end their campaign in 31 minutes.

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