Rosman pleased with Pearly-Thinaah for reaching semis despite external issues

Stopped in the last four: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah found China’s Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian too hot to handle in the semi-finals.

KUALA LUMPUR: Women’s doubles coach Rosman Razak is satisfied with shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah’s overall performance in the Malaysian Masters amid the pair’s ongoing contract standoff with the Badminton Association of Malaysia.

Pearly-Thinaah reached the semi-finals before going down fighting 16-21, 21-15, 14-21 to China’s Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian on Saturday at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil.