KUALA LUMPUR: National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah advanced to the quarter-finals of the Denmark Open after defeating Hong Kong duo Yeung Nga Ting-Yeung Pui Lam today.
In the match at the SJF Bank Arena in Odense, the tournament’s second seeds had little trouble securing a 21-12, 21-19 victory.
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In tomorrow’s quarter-finals, the Malaysian pair will take on India’s Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand, who stunned fifth seeds Rachel Allessya Rose-Febi Setianingrum of Indonesia 21-16, 21-17.
Meanwhile, national mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai bowed out of the tournament after losing 17-21, 18-21 to Danish pair Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Boje.