MALAYSIA’S top women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah have stormed into the semi-finals of the Arctic Open 2025 in Vantaa, Finland.
The second seeds needed just 34 minutes to defeat French pair Margot Lambert and Camile Pognante with a convincing 21-11, 21-19 victory.
Their quarter-final triumph at the Vantaan Energia arena keeps them in contention for the Super 500 tournament title.
The 2025 World Championships runners-up will face either fourth seeds Hsieh Pei Shan and Hung En-Tzu of Taiwan or sixth seeds Bao Li Jing and Zhang Shu Xian from China in tomorrow’s semi-final.
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s professional mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemie saw their campaign end in the quarter-finals.
The fifth seeds fell to Thailand’s third seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran with a 12-21, 14-21 defeat.
Their exit marks the end of Malaysian representation in the mixed doubles category at this year’s Arctic Open. – Bernama