Pearly Tan and M Thinaah will meet another South Korean pair, Jeong Na-eun and Kim Won-ho, in the final tomorrow. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: National women’s shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah stunned top seeds and world No 2 pair Lee So Hee-Baek Ha Na today to enter the women’s doubles final of the 2024 Korea Open.
The Malaysians, ranked world No 9, won 21-18, 21-13 in a hard-fought semi-final match played at Mokpo, Seoul, despite a vociferous home crowd throwing their support behind So Hee-Ha Na.
With this win, both pairs have won twice in their four meetings at international tournaments so far.
In tomorrow’s final, Pearly-Thinaah will play another South Korean pair, Jeong Na-eun-Kim Won-ho, who defeated compatriots Yu Lim Lee-Seung Chan Shin 21-14, 21-11 in the second semi-final.
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Earlier, national mixed doubles shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei stormed into the final of the event after defeating Chinese pair Zhang Chi-Cheng Xing 22-20, 21-19 in their semi-final encounter.
In the final tomorrow, Tang Jie-Ee Wei will play unranked Chinese scratch pair Guo Xin Wa-Qian Li, who upset South Korea’s world No 8 Kim Won Ho-Jeong Na Eun 21-14, 22-24, 21-10 in the other semi-final.
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