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Malaysian pair Pearly-Thinaah exit World Championships in three-game thriller
Malaysia's top-ranked women's doubles team fell to Indonesia's Fabriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Meilysa Trias Puspitasari at the World Championships. The world No. 5 pair was eliminated after a hard-fought contest that went the distance.
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Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan's World Championships campaign ended in disappointment as the Malaysian women's doubles duo succumbed to their Indonesian opponents in a closely contested three-game encounter. Fabriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Meilysa Trias Puspitasari proved too strong for the Malaysian fifth seeds, advancing to the next stage of the tournament. The loss marks an early exit for one of Malaysia's medal prospects at the prestigious badminton championship. Pearly-Thinaah had been among the favourites heading into the tournament, holding a strong ranking position in the international standings. The pair's elimination represents a significant blow to Malaysia's overall medal ambitions at the World Championships.