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The sixth-seeded Pearly-Thinaah got off to a rocky start at the Axiata Arena, with several errors at the net proving costly as they lost the first game of their quarter-final match 13-21.
Things looked gloomy for the national camp when world number 11 Pearly-Thinaah found themselves trailing again in the second game before levelling the scores at 16-all before stepping on the gas to win it 21-9 and force a decider.
Pearly-Thinaah again found themselves playing catch-up against the world number nine Japanese pair to trail 1-6 in the final game before regaining their composure to draw level and go 18-15 up.
Buoyed, the Malaysians then sealed a 21-16 win to book a spot in the last four after a gruelling battle that lasted nearly two hours - BERNAMA
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