PARIS, Aug 1 – Pearly Tan-M Thinaah have created history by being the first Malaysian women’s doubles pair to advance to the semi-finals in the Olympics, after eliminating the previous edition bronze medalists Kim So Yeong-Kong Hee Yong of South Korea.
In the quarter-finals at Porte de La Chapelle Arena this morning (evening in Malaysia), Pearly-Thinaah put up a brilliant performance to upset 10th ranked South Koreans, 21-12, 21-13 in 42 minutes.
Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have created history by being the first Malaysian women’s doubles pair to advance to the semi-finals in the Olympics, after eliminating the previous edition bronze medalists Kim So Yeong-Kong Hee Yong of South Korea.
Next, Pearly-Thinaah will again face four-time world champions Chen Qing Chen-Jia Yi Fan in the semi-finals tomorrow, after losing 17-21, 20-22 to them in the first Group A match, last Saturday.
Qing Chen-Yi Fan, who are the silver medalists of Tokyo 2020 edition, eliminated Bulgaria’s Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva 21-15, 21-8 in another quarter-final action.
If Pearly-Thinaah can overcome Qing Chen-Yi Fan in action tomorrow, they will challenge for the first gold for the country this Saturday, and if not they will have to play in the bronze medal shootout.
