Pearly-Thinaah lose to China's No. 1 but not after fighting display

PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah narrowly went down 17-21, 20-22 to China's world No. 1 Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan in their opening Group A match in the Paris Olympics.

World No. 13 Pearly-Thinaah, who were making their debuts in the Olympics, fought back from 18-20 down in the second game to tie the scores at 20-20 but the formidable Chinese pair snatched the last two points to win the match in straight games at Adidas Arena in Porte de la Chapelle on Saturday (July 27).