Pearly-Thinaah smash 19-year wait to enter semis at All-England

National women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah thanking the fans. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah continue to break barriers after reaching their first All-England semi-finals in Birmingham on Friday (March 7).

The World Championships runners-up Pearly-Thinaah knocked out Indonesia's Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Meilysa Trias Puspitasari 21-9, 21-18 in 43 minutes to become the country’s first women’s pair to reach the semi-finals in 19 years.