PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah continued their fine form by reaching the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open. World Championships silver medallists Pearly-Thinaah were composed as they defeated Indonesia’s newly formed pair Febriana Dwipuji and Meilysa Trias 21-18, 21-17 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon on Thursday (Sept 11). Pearly-Thinaah, who...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King continued their march in the Spain Masters badminton tournament as they advanced to the final in Madrid on Saturday (April 6). The unseeded pair, who did not compete in tournaments for the last three months due to a knee injury to Roy King, defeated Christo...
PETALING JAYA: Yap Roy King-Valeree Siow’s bid to reach their first international tournament final of the year was foiled after the mixed doubles pair went down in the last four of the Indonesian International Challenge. The reigning mixed doubles national champions lost 21-23, 16-21 to Thailand’s Weeraphat Phakjarung-Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn in Medan yesterday. World No. 66 Roy King-Valeree...
