Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah, Malaysia's top women's doubles pair, have reached the final of the Indonesia Masters, marking the first Malaysian pair to achieve this feat in 14 years. They defeated South Korean duo Lee Yeon Woo-Lee Yu Lim in the semi-finals. The Malaysians will face another South Korean pair, Kim Hye Jeong and Kong Hee Yong, in tomorrow's final.
Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah have made history by reaching the women’s doubles final of the Indonesia Masters , the first Malaysia n pair to do so in 14 years. — Bernama picas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeJAKARTA, Jan 25 — Top national women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah turned on the style to beat South Korea ns Lee Yeon Woo-Lee Yu Lim 21-19, 21-16 in the semi-finals of the Indonesia Masters at the Istora Senayan here today.
Despite disposing of the South Koreans in 52 minutes to check into their first final of the year, Thinaah commented: “Quite pleased, but still some areas that need to be improved on.”Pearly, meanwhile, admitted that their performance level dipped a little in the second game but, fortunately for them, they managed to regain the momentum and book a spot in tomorrow’s final.
For the second-seeded Malaysians, this will be their first final appearance for this year, having crashed out in this season’s first two Badminton World Federation World Tour tournaments — in the first round of the Malaysia Open and semi-finals of the India Open. In tomorrow’s final, Pearly-Thinaah will meet another South Korean pair — Kim Hye Jeong dan Kong Hee Yong, who took 55 minutes to oust China’s Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian 21-17, 22-20 in the other semi-final. — Bernama
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