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All England: Pearly-Thinaah lose to South Korean pair in quarter-finals


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Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are seen in action at the Swiss Open in this file picture. — Picture via Twitter/Bernama

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The country’s top women’s doubles duo Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah failed to advance to the semi-finals of the 2022 All England Badminton Championship after losing to unseeded South Korean pair Jeong Na Eun-Kim Hye Jeong in the quarterfinals today.

In the match at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, Pearly-Thinaah, who are ranked 15th in the world, failed to maintain their momentum after winning in the first set 21-15 over the 64th-ranked duo.

In the second set, both pairs put up a tough fight before Pearly-Thinaah relented to a 17-21 defeat.

This clearly shook the Malaysian pair who slowed down in the rubber set and lost 9-21 to the South Koreans.

Na Eun-Hye Jeong are set to face the tournament’s seventh seeds from Japan, Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida, in the semi-finals tomorrow.

The Japanese duo also sprung a surprise of their own against the third-seeded South Korean pair Kim Soyeong-Kong Heeyong 21-10, 21-18 in another quarter-final action.

Malaysia has another two representatives set to play in the quarter-finals today.

Defending champion Lee Zii Jia will face Japan’s Kento Momota while mixed doubles pair Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing will face Zheng Si Wei-Huang Ya Qiong from China. — Bernama



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