Japan Open : Pearly-Thinaah, Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Cruise Into Q-finals
Starting as the third seeds, Pearly and Thinaah had no trouble taking the lead with a 21-14 win in the first set, before clinching the second set 21-16 in 35 minutes at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
The Thailand Open champions are scheduled to meet South Korean pair, Jeong Na-eun-Lee Yeon Woo in the quarter-finals.
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