Pearly-Thinaah fail in third attempt to reach semis but prove they still have fire in belly

Heartache: Pearly Tan (left) and M. Thinaah lost 21-11, 18-21, 18-21 to Japan’s world No. 11 Rena Miyaura-Ayako Sakuramoto.

PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah believe they are back on the right track despite going down in the quarter-finals of the All-England.

Pearly-Thinaah agonisingly lost 21-11, 18-21, 18-21 to Japan’s world No. 11 Rena Miyaura-Ayako Sakuramoto in a thrilling 73-minute match at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham yesterday.