PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s top women’s doubles pair, Pearly Tan-M Thinaah, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Japan Open after defeating Taiwanese pair Hsieh Pei Shan-Hung En Tzu 21-14, 21-16 in the second round today.
The Malaysians are on the hunt for their second title of the year after claiming the Thailand Open in May.
They are scheduled to meet South Korean pair Jeong Na Eun-Lee Yeon Woo in tomorrow’s quarter-finals.
Earlier today, six Malaysian men’s and mixed doubles pairs made it to the quarter-finals of the lucrative World Tour Super 750 championships being played at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.