KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Malaysian women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah powered into the semi-finals of the Thailand Open with a dominant victory in Bangkok today.
The top-seeded duo swept aside the Chinese pair of Chen Qing Chen and Wang Ting Ge 21-14, 21-11 in just 33 minutes.
Their win marked a confident performance as they chase their first title at the Thailand Open.
Pearly and Thinaah will next face either India’s Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pullela or Japan’s Rui Hirokami-Sayaka Hobara in the semi-finals.
This is their third appearance in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Malaysian men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik are set to meet fellow Malaysians Arif Junaidi and Yap Roy King in another quarter-final match later today.