Pearly-Thinaah go down fighting to Japanese pair in Finals opener


Women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah

PETALING JAYA: Doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah gave a good fight but it was not good enough to beat their nemeses Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida of Japan in the World Tour Finals.

The duo went down 21-13, 17-21, 18-21 to the world No. 4 Japanese pair in their opening Group A match in the Finals in Hangzhou, China on Wednesday (Dec 11).

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