Pearly-Thinaah fall in China Open semi-finals
The world No. 3 Malaysian duo were unable to reproduce the form that saw them finish runners-up at the Japan Open last week, falling 21-14, 21-17 to world No. 7 Yi Fan-Shu Xian in the semi-finals in Changzhou.
Yi Fan-Shu Xian extended their head-to-head record over Pearly-Thinaah to 4-1.
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