PETALING JAYA: National women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah kept their hopes of winning the gold medal at the SEA Games alive after a hard-fought victory over Indonesian pair Allessya Rose-Febi Setianingrum to advance to the final.
The world No 2 pair and top seeds in games held in Bangkok, Thailand, had to battle for 78 minutes before overcoming the 58th-ranked Indonesian pair 21-14, 19-21, 21-16.
The Malaysian duo are playing in the SEA Games for the first time.
In the final, they will face either Vietnam’s Bui Bich Phuong-Trang Vu Thi or Indonesian pair Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Meilysa Trias Puspitasari.