Long wait for title continues as Pearly-Thinaah fall short in Taipei Open final
No Malaysian pair have won the women's doubles event since the tournament's inception 40 years ago.
Malaysian women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah suffered a disappointing defeat in the Taipei Open final, losing to Japanese duo Sumire Nakade-Miyu Takahashi in straight games. The world No 5 pair, who had won only one title this year at the Indonesia Masters, fell short to the much lower-ranked Nakade-Takahashi 16-21, 18-21 in a 40-minute match at the Taipei Arena in Taiwan. This loss prolongs the wait for a Malaysian pair to claim the women's doubles title since the tournament's inception 40 years ago.
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