Badminton: Pearly-Thinaah start strong at China Masters

PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah started off strong at the China Masters as they advanced to the second round on Wednesday (Nov 20). The world No. 6 duo took down China’s new women’s doubles pair Ding Keyun-Wang Yiduo 21-16, 21-14 in the opening round at the Shenzhen Gymnasium. Pearly-Thinaah could face Taiwan’s Hsu Yin-hui-Lin...

Pearly-Thinaah stumbles at Japan Master, Sze Fei-Izzudin goes through

PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have narrowly lost to newly formed pair Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto in the first round of the Japan Masters. Pearly-Thinaah were leading 19-15 in the third game but could not capitalise on their advantage and lost 9-21, 21-14, 21-23 in an hour in Kumamoto, Japan on Tuesday (Nov 12). The...

Double the plus points

PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttler M. Thinaah believes that coach Rosman Razak’s qualities could help elevate her and Pearly Tan’s game. Pearly-Thinaah are set to be reunited with Rosman – who first paired them up during their days in the back-up squad – after the latter was re-appointed by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) as...

Pearly-Thinaah thank coach Hoon for his guidance but it’s time to move on

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have scored few milestones under coach Hoon Thien How but they know it is time to move on. The world No. 5 Pearly-Thinaah will be competing in the back-to-back Europe tournaments – the Arctic Open in Vantaa, Finland starting tomorrow and the Denmark Open in Odense from Oct 15-20 without...

Thinaah honoured to receive award from Selangor Sultan

PETALING JAYA: Shuttler M. Thinaah is aiming for a fresh start in the New Year after enjoying a royal touch. Yesterday, Thinaah, who form the national No. 1 women’s doubles partnership with Pearly Tan, received the Bintang Kecemerlangan Sukan (BKS) award in conjunction with Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah’s 78th birthday. “I’m very honoured to get...

Pearly-Thinaah miss chance to win title but can rise again in Hangzhou

PETALING JAYA: National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah let slip a golden opportunity to capture their first title of the year after going down in the Hong Kong Open final. And the slippery floor at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon did not help them either. Yesterday, world No. 10 Pearly-Thinaah went down 21-14, 22-24, 9-21...