Pearly-Thinaah continued their fine momentum in the Super 750 tournament in the Yokohama Arena as they needed just 34 minutes to brush aside the challenge from Julie Finne-Ipsen-Mai Surrow of Denmark, 21-11, 22-20.

Standing in the way of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games semi-finalists tomorrow are the second seeds from China, Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning, who posted a 21-9, 21-18 straight games victory over home pair Rui Hirokami-Yuna Kato.

Two Malaysian mixed doubles pairs – Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei and Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing – also made it to the quarter-finals.

Tang Jie-Ee Wei, seeded seventh, blew away Mads Vestergaard-Christine Busch of Denmark, 21-13, 21-13 while Kian Meng-Pei Jing disposed of Ruttanapak Oupthrong-Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat from Thailand, 21-12, 21-16.

Tang Jie-Ee Wei will meet second seeds Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin after the Chinese dispatched Japanese pair, Hiroki Midorikawa-Natsu Saito, 21-10, 21-17.

Kian Meng-Pei Jing, on the other hand, set up a last-eight encounter against the sixth seeds from Hong Kong, Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet, who saw off Indonesia’s Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto-Lisa Ayu Kusumawati, 17-21, 21-10, 21-12.

In an all-Malaysian men’s doubles clash, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun sent the professional pair of Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi packing with a 21-16, 21-19 win to set up a date with third seeds Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jae of South Korea.

The South Korean pair had earlier outplayed Andreas Sondergaard-Jesper Toft from Denmark, 21-8, 21-12.

Another Malaysian pair, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani secured a place in the quarter-finals when they held off Liu Kuang Heng-Yang Po Han of Taiwan, 21-14, 24-22.

Unfortunately, it was the end of the road for Malaysia’s sole men’s singles representative, Leong Jun Hao, following a rubber game loss to home favourite and eighth seed Kodai Naraoka, 23-21, 10-21, 15-21.