Pearly-Thinaah stopped by top Japanese duo at China Open

Pearly-Thinaah stopped by top Japanese duo at China Open

Pearly Tan-M Thinaah have struggled to find their rhythm since returning this month from a two-month lay-off due to Pearly’s injury. (EPA Images pic)PETALING JAYA: Pearly Tan-M Thinaah failed to reach the semi-finals of the women’s doubles at the China Open, falling in two games to the top Japanese pair Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto.The world No 5 pair, the only remaining Malaysian shuttlers in the elite RM2 million World Tour Super 1000 tournam…

China Open 2026: Pearly-Thinaah Bow Out in Quarter-finals

Malaysia’s leading women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah saw their China Open 2026 campaign come to an end after suffering a straight-games defeat to Japan’s top combination Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto in the quarter-finals of the prestigious BWF World Tour Super 1000 event. The world No. 5 Malaysians, who were Malaysia’s last remaining representatives in the RM2 million tournament held at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Ch…