Women’s doubles head coach Rosman Razak believed that the world No 5 pair had yet to reach their full potential and had several areas where they could improve.

“They haven’t reached their true level yet. There are still many things to work on, but there has been some improvement from tournament to tournament.

“The issue is consistency, as every match presents different situations. We have to keep going and try to solve this problem, but I think that’s the way forward,” he said after the national squad’s training session at the Malaysian Badminton Academy here today.

Last week, Pearly-Thinaah lost to Japan’s Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida 17-21, 19-21 in the All England quarter-finals.

The week before, they were eliminated in the Orleans Masters quarter-finals after losing to China’s Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian 15-21, 19-21.

Rosman said Pearly still requires rehabilitation treatment following a minor injury.

“The injury is not too serious, but there is still some discomfort, so this week she has been focusing on rehab with the national sports institute. Hopefully, she can return to the court next week.

“We will continue to monitor whether Pearly is fit to compete in the Badminton Asia Championships this April,” he said.