KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 – Recently crowned Swiss Open women doubles champions Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah is going great guns in the year of the Golden Ox as the All-England debutants roared into the quarter-finals after knocking out English pair Jessica Hopton-Jenny Moore in the second round on Thursday.
The young Malaysians gave their confidence a big boost in the Super 1000 event in Birmingham with a 21-18, 21-7 win in 32 minutes.
The victory came in the wake of 21-17, 23-21 win over fourth seeds and World No 7 Jongkolphan Kititharakul-Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand in the first round.
Pearly-Thinaah ranked No 22, also reached the quarter-finals in the Yonex Thailand Open and the Toyota Thailand Open this year.

The under-fire national No 1 earned a mouth-watering clash against World No 1 and top seed Kento Momota of Japan.
The Japanese ace who won the prestigious All-England in 2019, defeated India’s S. Prannoy 21-10, 21-10 and is the hot favorite for the title this year. Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen is the defending champion.
In the mixed doubles, Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying had to ensure two matches on Thursday to reach the last eight. In the morning it was a three-game battle against Danish pair Mathias Thyrri-Mai Surrow before prevailing 21-23, 21-15, 21-12.

The Malaysian professionals had an easier second-round match against Thailand’s Nipitphon Phuangphuapet-Benyapa Aimsaard for a 21-9, 21-8 win.
However, in the men’s doubles, it was the end for professionals Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong and Ong Yew Sin.
V Shem-Wee Kiong fell 19-21, 18-21 to Danes Mathias Christiansen-Niclas Nohr while Yew Sin-Ee Yi crashed to a 21-10, 21-19 defeat to defending champions Yuta Watanabe-Hiroyuki Endo of Japan.