Pearly Tan revving up for Denmark Open after watching F1
KUALA LUMPUR: After watching the Bahrain GP at Sepang over the weekend, badminton ace Pearly Tan is gearing up for a roaring return to the World Tour, the Denmark Open on Oct 13-18.
KUALA LUMPUR: Following an F1 race at Sepang, Malaysian badminton star Pearly Tan is preparing for the Denmark Open, set to take place from October 13-18. Wearing a Mercedes jersey, Pearly shared images from the race and received prompt advice from her coach, Rosman Razak: "Enjoy your day... tomorrow 6.30am warm up." Just weeks after clinching a bronze medal in the Asian Games women's doubles with teammate M. Thinaah in Nagoya, Pearly aims to replicate her recent success at the Denmark Open.
The Malaysian duo reached the quarter-finals in 2024 and are confident of continuing their winning streak in Denmark, where they will face off against top-ranked opponents such as China's world No. 1 Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning and Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian, as well as South Korea's Asian Games champions Baek Ha Na-Lee So Hee, who have opted out of the Denmark Open.
As second seeds, Pearly and Thinaah are expected to overcome India's world No. 20 Treesa Jolly-Gayathri Gopichand in the last eight, potentially facing each other in the semi-finals against China's world No. 37 Bao Li Jing-Cao-Cao Zi Han. In the mixed doubles category, Chen Tang Jie-Mayu Matsumoto, ranked third in the world, will contest against Japan's Yuki Fukushima in the first round.
Malaysia's Chen and Chan face off against Jimmy Wong and Cheng Su Yin in the other all-Malaysian match. Other Malaysian participants in Denmark include Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai and Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing.
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