Thai sisters knock Pearly-Thinaah out of China Masters
The world No 5 pair, who received a first-round bye, lost to the world No 43 Thai duo in three games in their second-round match.
Malaysian doubles pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah were eliminated from the China Masters after a narrow defeat to Thai sisters Benyapa and Nuntakarn Aimsaard in three games. The world No 5 duo, who entered the tournament with a first-round bye, succumbed to the world No 43 pair with a score of 16-21, 21-17, 19-21 in 67 minutes. Pearly-Thinaah have been finding it challenging to regain their form following Pearly's month-long injury-related break in June.
Their sole tournament victory this year was at the Indonesian Masters in January, which could have bolstered their preparation for the highly lucrative World Tour Finals in December. Meanwhile, Malaysia's women's doubles prospects faced a setback as Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan-Low Zi Yu also exited the China Masters in the second round, losing to China's 4th-ranked Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian with a score of 21-13, 21-16.
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