Badminton – Pearly-Thinaah suffer shock loss in first round of Swiss Open


PETALING JAYA: National women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah crashed out of the Swiss Open after suffering a shock 15-21, 21-14, 16-21 defeat to Taiwan's world No. 26 Lee Chia-hsin-Teng Chun-hsun in the first round in Basel late on Tuesday (March 21).

It was world No. 8 Pearly-Thinaah's second consecutive opening-round loss after also suffering the same fate in the recent All-England championships in Birmingham.

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