Talking points of the Malaysian Masters

RALLY TO RELISH

PEARLY Tan-M. Thinaah set a record for the longest rally of 211 shots en route to beating Japanese pair Rena Miyaura-Ayako Sakuramoto 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 in the second round. That match lasted for one hour and 29 minutes. In fact, every other match except for their opener went the distance. They beat Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeve (40 minutes, first round); Yuki Fukushima-Sayaka Hirota of Japan (one hour and 51 minutes, quarter-finals); Jeong Na-eun-Kim Hye-jeong (one hour and 33 minutes, semi-finals); and lost to Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee (one hour and 41 minutes, final). It took them more than seven hours in total en route to finishing as the runners-up.