Pearly-Thinaah’s third straight loss to Japanese pair raises alarm bells


Tough foes: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah lost to Japan’s Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto in the Indian Open semi-final match.

PETALING JAYA: Japan’s Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto are fast turning into a major threat to women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah.

Pearly-Thinaah lost out 16-21, 13-21 in 46 minutes to the world No. 6 pair in the Indian Open semi-finals at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi yesterday.

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