Fine run ends as Pearly-Thinaah and Tang Jie-Ee Wei lose in worlds' quarters

Down and out: Shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah's challenge has ended in the World Championships. - Badminton Photo

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah's fine run in the World Championships came to an end after the pair went down fighting 21-17, 17-21, 19-21 to China's Zhang Shuxian-Zheng Yu in the quarter-finals at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on Friday (Aug 25).

The agonising defeat meant that Pearly-Thinaah's winless run against the world No. 6 Chinese pair extended to four matches.