Rosman warns Pearly-Thinaah to be vigilant
Their recent significant improvement has put world No. 2 Pearly-Thinaah in a strong position to claim a worlds medal for the first time.
The path has been cleared for a podium finish as Pearly-Thinaah will avoid China's world No. 1 Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning and world No. 6 Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian until the final.
Sheng Shu-Tan Ning hold a 9-3 head-to-head record against Pearly-Thinaah while Yi Fan–Shu Xian also lead 4-1 against the Malaysians.
Pearly-Thinaah have been in creditable form, winning the Thailand Open and finishing runners-up at the Indonesia and Japan Opens.
However, Rosman reminded them that the World Tour is totally different from the World Championships, where Pearly-Thinaah need to stay focused on their medal target.
"We are heading towards that dream (a World Championships medal) and hopefully we can achieve that breakthrough, but Pearly-Thinaah must remember that this is not like a World Tour event," said Rosman.
"It's good that Pearly-Thinaah are the second seeds and they will avoid the top China pairs (until the final).
"They shoudn't take things for granted. Whether they can take advantage of the situation depends on how they perform in every match leading to the medal rounds."
However, Rosman has also warned Pearly-Thinaah not to let their guard down against others.
They are expected to face Indonesia's world No. 14 Lanny Mayasari-Siti Fadia Ramadhanti in the third round, and Japan's world No. 8 Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto in a likely quarter-final clash.
The semi-final stage would be a tougher hurdle as Pearly-Thinaah are projected to meet either Japan's world No. 3 Chiharu Shida-Nami Matsuyama, who hold a commanding 13-2 record, or South Korea's world No. 5 Kim Hye Jeong-Kong Hee Yong, who boast a 3-0 record.
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