PETALING JAYA:
National women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah had to work hard before booking a berth in the Arctic Open finals, making it their sixth appearance in a final this year.
The Malaysian world No 2 pair took 62 minutes to defeat Taiwan’s 11th ranked Hsieh Pei Shan-Hung En Tzu 22-24, 21-8, 21-17 at the Energia Areena in Vantaa, Finland.
In the final tomorrow, Pearly-Thinaah will take on Japan’s 6th ranked pair Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi. The Malaysians have a better head-to-head record having beaten them twice in their three encounters.
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