PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah saw their hopes of defending their Japan Masters title come to an abrupt end after crashing out in the opening round on Tuesday (Nov 10).
Playing at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Pearly-Thinaah made a promising start against Japan's Ririna Hiramoto-Chiharu Shida by taking the opening game.
However, the Malaysian pair struggled to maintain their momentum as the home duo fought back to send Pearly-Thinaah packing with a 21-18, 13-21, 14-21 defeat.
