Tricky as Pearly-Thinaah face Tokyo Olympics bronze medal winners So-yeong-Hee-yong in quarters


M. Thinaah and Pearly Tan.

PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah will face South Korea's world No. 10 Kim So-yeong-Kong Hee-yong in the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics.

In the draw released on Tuesday (July 30), Pearly-Thinaah, who finished second in Group A, have been placed in the top half of the draw and will take on the 2021 Tokyo Games bronze medallists on Thursday (Aug 1).

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