This is the sixth career title for Pearly Tan-M Thinaah since 2021. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Top seeds Pearly Tan-M Thinaah lifted the Kumamoto Masters crown with a convincing victory over Japan’s Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi despite the strong backing of the vociferous home crowd behind their rivals.
The world No 2 pair, who have now secured a record three titles in a year, won 22-20, 21-19 in a match lasting 54 minutes at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium.
The first game was reminiscent of their semi-final tie against another Japanese pair yesterday, when they came from being three match points down at 17-20 before going on to win the match.
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