Pearly-Thinaah Failed To Hit The Heights In Japan Open Final
Pearly-Thinaah stumbled in their bid to become the first Malaysian women's doubles pair to land the Japan Open title when they went down 21-15, 21-14 to world number one and defending champions Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning of China at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
And from Rexy's observations, it was a combination of the Malaysian pair failing to hit the heights and the Chinese pair getting their tactics spot-on.
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Rexy said the way Pearly-Thinaah played in the final was the complete opposite of how they performed against Japan's Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida in the semi-finals on Saturday.
The Malaysians defeated Matsuyama-Shida 21-13, 21-11 with a near-perfect game to break their hoodoo against the home favourites, who had previously beaten them in 13 out of 14 encounters.
It was, however, a different case altogether in the final against the Chinese hotshots, said Rexy.
The Indonesian doubles expert said Sheng Shu-Tan Ning did not rush to score their points, built their momentum patiently and stuck to their well-structured game plan before striking at the right moments to put pressure on the Malaysians.
'They dragged Pearly and Thinaah away from the net and controlled the front of the net, making it very uncomfortable for the Malaysian girls.
"We must give the Chinese pair credit, they played really well, especially Tan Ning,' he told Bernama when contacted today.
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