True grit: M. Thinaah hits a return as Pearly Tan looks on against South Korea’s Jeong Na-eun-Lee Yeon-woo during the women’s doubles final at the Thailand Open. — AFP
PETALING JAYA: The best way to silence the critics is by winning a title – and that was exactly what women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah did when they captured the Thailand Open crown yesterday.
Pearly-Thinaah had been surrounded by speculation about their future, with talk of them leaving the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to pursue a professional career.
