PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles ace Pearly Tan revealed she played through pain during the quarter-final loss to China’s Li Yijing-Luo Xumin at the Asian Championships in Ningbo, China, on Friday. 2, went down 13-21, 15-21 to Li Yijing-Luo Xumin in their bid to reach the semi-finals, which would have guaranteed at least a bronze medal. The Kedah-born player said she began feeling the pain again during their second-round match against Taiwan’s Hsu Yin-hui-Lin Jhih-yun. “Honestly, after yesterday’s match (Thursday), the pain came back,” said Pearly to Badminton Asia. “I think our opponents played better,” said Thinaah.

Source: The Star April 12, 2026 06:44 UTC