Pearly-Thinaah need to build up on their strength


Top bracket: Pearly and Thinaah are currently the world No. 5 pair.

PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah need to toughen up physically if they want to keep progressing well.

That’s the advice of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) high performance director Dr Tim Jones after the duo reached a career-high No. 5 in the latest world ranking.

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