Malaysian women gave South Korea a mighty scare before bowing out
KUALA LUMPUR: Senior pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah won the battle, but Malaysia lost the war against South Korea, suffering an agonising quarter-final exit in the women's team event in Ichinomiya City on Tuesday.
Malaysian women's team suffered a narrow quarter-final exit in the women's team event in Ichinomiya City, South Korea, on Tuesday. Despite a valiant effort led by world No. 5 Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, Malaysia fell 3-1 to South Korea. In the women's doubles, Pearly-Thinaah's match against world No. 2 Baek Ha Na-Lee So Hee ended in a 22-20, 21-17 defeat, despite the former's valiant effort.
For the singles, world No. 1 Se Young swept Malaysia's world No. 28 K. Letshanaa 21-12, 21-8, giving South Korea an early lead. Pearly-Thinaah's valiant performance against world champions Baek-Ha Na-So Hee kept Malaysia's hopes alive. In the second singles, world No. 37 Wong Ling Ching was beaten by world No. 12 Kim Ga Eun 21-12, 21-18, leaving Malaysia 2-1 behind.
In the second doubles, Cheng Su Yin-Low Zi Yu lost to Jeong Na Eun-Kim Hye Jeong 18-21, 21-11, 24-22, ending Malaysia's campaign in the last eight. This defeat means Malaysia continues its 64-year drought for a medal in the women's team event, as their last medal came at the 1962 Jakarta Games, where they won silver.
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