Pearly-Thinaah smash into Thailand Open semis


Malaysia’s M. Thinaah and Pearly Tan. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah pulled off an impressive victory over China’s Paris Olympics champion Chen Qingchen and her new partner Wang Tingge to storm into the Thailand Open semi-finals.

World No. 4 Pearly-Thinaah were commanding throughout the last eight match and came guns blazing with a 21-14, 21-11 win in just 34 minutes at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok on Friday (May 16).

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