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Pearly-Thinaah finally end their Asian Championships first round jinx

By ADAM ZAMRI

Wednesday, 08 Apr 2026 | 7:21 PM MYT

National women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah posing after beating Indonesia's Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi in the quarter-final match of Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil on Friday. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: World No. 2 women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah finally ended two years of first round exits at the Asian Championships after defeating Hong Kong’s Fan Ka Yan-Yau Mau Ying on Wednesday (April 8).

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