“There’s no pressure on us and that’s really good.”
The Asian meet, which begins today in Manila, serves as a qualifier for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals in Aarhus, Denmark in May.Malaysia were initially drawn with Japan and Hong Kong but, on Monday, Badminton Asia confirmed that China and Hong Kong had withdrawn from the tournament due to the coronavirus outbreak.
As a result, the Malaysian women’s squad find themselves through to the last eight. A win over Japan will see them being seeded for the quarter-finals.But Pearly-Thinaah are unfazed. In fact, the world No 41, want to see how far they have improved after a 10-day training stint in Bangkok with Thailand head coach Rexy Mainaky.“Every coach has something new to offer. We also got to train with other top pairs. It will be interesting to put into practice everything we’ve learned,” Pearly added.
The other women’s doubles in the squad include national No 1 Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean and Yap Cheng Wen.Regardless of today’s outcome, the Malaysian women’s team won’t face Japan again in the last eight.
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