The Rosman-gravity pulling Pearly-Thinaah
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosman Razak appears to be the compass that will decide the direction of national women's doubles Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah.
That is how former international Datuk Rashid Sidek sees it. Pearly-Thinaah could leave BAM and turn professional if they don't sign a contract extension with the national body.
Rosman is Pearly-Thinaah's coach, and as long as he is with them, the world No 3 pair will follow him.
So if national women's doubles coach Rosman remains with BAM, they are expected to continue staying there too.
Rashid feels that since Pearly-Thinaah have shown much improvement under Rosman, it's unlikely they pack up and leave their coach to turn professional.
Rosman, who formed the Pearly-Thinaah combination in 2019, made a return to BAM last November, and this led to Pearly-Thinaah rising to world No. 3, winning the Thailand Open last month and finishing runners-up at the Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open.
The duo will meet with BAM president Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz tomorrow in a move to resolve their contract impasse.
"Rosman is an integral part of Pearly-Thinaah's progress. They will definitely remain with BAM for as long as he is there," said Rashid.
"They have been showing good progress and I don't think Pearly and Thinaah will want to leave the ideal facilities offered by BAM.
"Furthermore, Rosman has pledged to stay until 2028, and Pearly-Thinaah need his guidance if they want to push for a medal at the Los Angeles Olympics."
Rashid also feels that Pearly-Thinaah's presence is needed at BAM to help improve the other pairs in the national team.
"Pearly-Thinaah have set the benchmark and are an inspiration to the rest of the women's doubles squad. The younger pairs need a world-class combination to look up to.
"Of course, the lure from outside is also strong, but can Pearly-Thinaah get certain perks like business class flights provided by BAM if they become independent pairs?
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