KUALA LUMPUR: Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are fired up to chase down China’s world No. 2 Pearly-Thinaah enjoyed a fine 2025 and were rewarded with RM50,000 cash incentive from 100Plus on Monday (Jan 5) after capturing gold in the Thailand SEA Games last month. 1,” said Pearly after a training session at Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil ahead of the Malaysian Open which starts on Tuesday (Jan 6). “Being consistent is harder than reaching the top in the first place, so we need to maintain our form.”To date, Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty have been the only Malaysian women’s doubles pair to ever reach world No. A good performance in the Malaysian Open though will help the former narrow the gap and that’s exactly what the pair are aiming for.

Source: The Star January 05, 2026 05:39 UTC