Chance for Pearly-Thinaah to get even with their home spoilers

National women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah in action against China’s Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian in the semi-final match of Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil on Saturday. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah will have a chance to avenge their Malaysian Masters defeat when they face China’s Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian once again in the Singapore Open quarter-finals today.

Yifan, the reigning Olympic champion and four-time world champion with Chen Qingchen, has formed a formidable partnership with Shuxian. The Chinese duo dashed Pearly-Thinaah’s hopes of reaching the Malaysian Masters final last week with a hard-fought 21-16, 15-21, 21-14 win in the semi-finals.