Pearly-Thinaah scrape past Japanese in Singapore
The world No. 4 Malaysians edged the world No. 12 Japanese 25-23, 21-18 to mark their third successive win in four encounters.
Pearly-Thinaah are now poised for a rematch against China's Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian, who are expected to overcome India's Treesa Jolly-G.P. Gayatri in their second-round tie.
Yi Fan-Shu Xian had beaten Pearly-Thinaah in last week's Malaysia Masters semi-final.
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