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Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Pearly-Thinaah also crash out of Singapore Open
Pearly Tan-M Thinaah have now lost three times to China's Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian out of their four encounters so far. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah have failed to make it to the semi-finals of the Singapore Open after losing to China's Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian. The Malaysian world No 4 pair lost 21-14, 22-24, 14-21 to their 11th ranked rivals in a match that lasted 72 minutes. After winning the first game, Pearly-Thinaah were on the brink of winning the tie when they had match points twice in the second game. However, Yi Fan-Shu Xian made a comeback and forced a rubber game, which saw a point-for-point exchange before the Chinese pair won the match. Pearly-Thinaah have met the Chinese shuttlers four times so far in their career and lost on three occasions. In the all-Malaysian men's doubles quarter-final, Asian champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik avenged their defeat to Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun at the Malaysia Masters final last week by winning in straight games in Singapore. The world No 3 duo took just 33 minutes to tame their 7th ranked compatriots 22-20, 21-17 to set up a semi-final clash with India's Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. Earlier, Malaysian fans were left disappointed when men's doubles top seeds Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani were sent packing by Shetty-Rankireddy in straight games. Mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai and men's singles player Leong Jun Hao were also bundled out in the quarter-finals.
New Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Olympic champ Yi Fan piles more misery on Pearly-Thinaah
KUALA LUMPUR: Jia Yi Fan, the Paris Olympic champion, once toyed with Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah on the World Tour with her former partner Chen Qing Chen. Now, she's doing it again — this time with Zhang Shu Xian. The Chinese pair, ranked world No. 11, downed Pearly-Thinaah 14-21, 24-22, 21-14 in the Singapore Open quarter-finals on Friday. It was their third win in four meetings, including a semi-final triumph at last week's Malaysia Masters. A dejected Thinaah admitted they failed to seize their chances after taking the opening game. "We're quite sad and disappointed," she said. "We didn't take the opportunity after catching up. But overall, we've been doing well and just need to stay focused." "We dropped off a bit in the first half of the third game, but we wanted to keep pushing. We've always had each other's backs and will continue to do so heading into the next tournament." Pearly-Thinaah's only win over the Chinese pair came at India Open in January when Shu Xian retired hurt while trailing 14-4 in the second round. While they may avoid Yi Fan-Shu Xian early at next week's Indonesia Open, danger still looms in the form of China's world No. 5 Li Yi Jing-Luo Xu Min — a potential quarter-final clash.
Free Malaysia Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Pearly-Thinaah fail in bid to win on home soil again
Pearly Tan-M Thinaah, winners at the Thailand Open last week, have failed to qualify for the Malaysia Masters women's doubles final. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : National women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah's hopes of winning their first title on home soil were dashed by a Chinese pair at the Malaysia Masters today. Despite putting up a gallant display, it was not good enough for the world No 4 pair as they went down to the 16th ranked Chinese pair of Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian 16-21, 21-15,14-21 in a match that lasted 74 minutes at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Pearly-Thinaah, who lifted the Thailand Open title last week, will take home US$6,650 (RM28,200) as semi-finalists. They were hoping to lift their first title on home soil after having won four World Tour Super series – the Thailand Open last week, the Hong Kong Open (2024), the French Open (2022) and the Swiss Open (2021). A home pair have only won the women's doubles title at the Malaysia Masters once through Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty in 2012. The Malaysia Masters is part of the World Tour Super 500 series. The doubles champions will earn US$37,525 (RM159,000) and the runners-up, US$18,050 (RM76,542).
