KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — “Can’t believe it,” that were the first words which came out of the young national mixed doubles pair, Man Wei Chong-Pearly Tan, who pulled off the biggest upset at the Malaysia Masters badminton championship when they stunned world number five, Praveen Jordan-Melati...
Man Wei Chong and Pearly Tan Koong Le competing against Praveen Jordan and Jasmine Daeva Oktavianti from Indonesia in the mixed doubles in the qualifying round of the Perodua Malaysia Master 2020 Badminton Championship at Axiata Arena Bukit Jalil Jan 8, 2020. — Bernama pic
In today’s match, Wei Chong-Pearly needed just 27 minutes to crush the Philippines SEA Games gold medalists, 21-18, 21-13. “We did not expect to win this match. My partner and I supported each other well while keeping cool. We just gave our best. We were nervous but when we entered the court, we didn’t think of anything else.
Meanwhile, Wei Chong was surprised with their triumph as they were only paired for specific tournaments by their coaches. Earlier in the women’s doubles event, the new combination of Pearly-Thinaah was the ‘saviour’ of the national women’s camp when they advanced into the second round.
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