PETALING JAYA: National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah stormed into the final of the Indonesia Masters after defeating a home pair who were backed by a raucous crowd at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta today.
The world No 2 pair took just 31 minutes to beat Lanny Tria Mayasari-Apriyani Rayahu 21-15, 21-9 to enter their first final after three tournaments this year.
In the final tomorrow, the top seeds will face Japanese duo Arisa Igarashi-Miyu Takahashi.
In the season opener Malaysia Open early this month, Pearly-Thinaah were eliminated in the second round, but they made it to the semi-finals at the India Open a week later.
They will be hoping to end Malaysia’s 15-year title drought in the women’s doubles category at the Indonesia Masters.
Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei won the title last in 2011.
The winners in the doubles categories in this World Tour Super 500 championship will receive US$39,500 (RM158,256), and the runners-up US$19,000 (RM76,123).