Pearly-Thinaah need to find a formula quickly to unsettle China’s world No. 1 pair


Pearly Tan (left) and M. Thinaah taking on China’s Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning in their women’s doubles final. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah need to find a way to overcome China’s world No. 1 Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning fast.

Shengshu-Tan Ning ended Pearly-Thinaah’s hopes of becoming the first Malaysians to win the women’s doubles title in the Japan Open after beating them 21-15, 21-14 in the final at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium yesterday.

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