Pearly-Thinaah avoid bogey Chinese pair in semis, but remain cautious

No big loss: Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah in action against Japan’s Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto during their World Tour Finals group match in Hangzhou, China. The Malaysians were beaten 15-21, 21-16, 19-21. — AFP

 

PETALING JAYA: Whether by design or chance, world No. 2 women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah’s loss in their final Group A match at the World Tour Finals yesterday ended China’s Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian’s campaign.