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PARIS - Pearly Tan-M Thinaah have created history by being the first Malaysian women's doubles pair to advance to the semi-finals in the Olympics, after eliminating the previous edition bronze medalists Kim So Yeong-Kong Hee Yong of South Korea.
In the quarter-finals at Porte de La Chapelle Arena this morning (evening in Malaysia), Pearly-Thinaah put up a brilliant performance to upset 10th ranked South Koreans, 21-12, 21-13 in 42 minutes.
The Malaysians ranked 12th showed their mettle by leading 11-5 before a 21-12 victory in the first set.
After starting the second set 2-4 down, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games champions rallied to confirm their semi-final slot with their first win over the Koreans in two meetings.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, So Yeong-Hee Yong won bronze after seeing off compatriots Lee So Hee-Shing Seung Chan in the medal decider.
The national doubles team has only qualified for the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games once in Rio 2016, when Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei lost to the event's champions Misaki Matsutomo-Ayaka Takahashi. - BERNAMA
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