Pearly-Thinaah’s phobia of Chinese nemeses rears its ugly head again

By R. KIRUBASHINI

Hard-fought battle: Pearly Tan (left) returning a shot while M. Thinaah looks on during their quarter-final match against China’s world No. 6 Zhang Shuxian-Zheng Yu. — Badminton Photo

PETALING JAYA: Don’t fear them.

Coach Rexy Mainaky kept repeating those words but women’s doubles pairs Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah allowed their past losses to China’s world No. 6 Zhang Shuxian-Zheng Yu to tear them apart at the end.

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