Up against the wall

Sensational: Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah embrace their coaches Hoon Thien How and Rexy Mainaky after beating South Korea’s Kim So-yeong-Kong Hee-yong in the quarter-finals. Below: Aaron Chia (left) and Soh Wooi Yik (right) celebrating with their coaches Rexy and Tan Bin Shen. — AFP/AP

THE “new” Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah were on full display at the Paris Olympics yesterday, making history as the first Malaysian women’s doubles pair to make it into the semi-finals of the competition.

And they did it in fearless style, crushing Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists Kim So-yeong-Kong Hee-yong of South Korea 21-12, 21-13 in just 39 minutes.